The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hans Zalm & Jacqueline Zalm finished 553rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:48.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:10. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 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 8:26Running 1 4:14v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:29v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:37v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:31v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:40v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:39v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 5:47v median +0:16
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Block 08 11:56Running 8 6:13v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.