The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yvet van Dieën & Daan Lindeman finished 558th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:54.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:36Running 1 4:38v median +0:25
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:25v median +0:14
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 5:59v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 6:01v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:56v median +0:22
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:54v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:36v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.