The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Deborah Dries & Daniel Pettan finished 523rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:55.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:14Running 1 3:55v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:47v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 4:59v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:20v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:28v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:25v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:30v median −0:01
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:12v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.