The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Worley & Alice Worley finished 554th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 13% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:34 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:22Running 1 3:58v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:52v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:10v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 5:08v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:20v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:20v median −0:14
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:29v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 5:36v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.