The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:37 at Mechelen 2026 put Emma Sybers & Gilles Leonard 551st of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 31% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:05 better 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 9:10Running 1 4:49v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:25v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 5:47v median +0:21
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 6:01v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:57Running 5 6:21v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:08v median +0:34
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:55v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:14Running 8 6:12v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.