The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elise Leemans & Gerome Verzele finished 536th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:14.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 36% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:47 quicker than the median and 94th of 962. The race faded late: the second half went 3:28 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 8:26Running 1 4:15v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:21v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:32v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 5:18v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:41v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:12v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:48v median +0:17
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 6:31v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.