The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bart De Wilde & Yvonne de Knecht finished 503rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:02.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:48 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 845 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:41v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:21v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:33v median +0:07
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:33v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:40v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:49v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 6:11v median +0:40
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 6:03v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 962
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 962 mixed teams who finished.