The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:08 at Mechelen 2026 put Giulia Fontani & Sebastian Bösche 505th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sled push cost the most time: 0:38 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:50Running 1 4:34v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:33v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:40v median +0:14
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 5:40v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:40v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 07 9:13Running 7 5:46v median +0:15
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Block 08 9:55Running 8 5:56v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:32
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.