The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Arthur van der Heijden & Karin Van de Kerkhof 559th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 62% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 11% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:46v median −0:27
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 4:54v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:05v median −0:21
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:20v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:20v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:27v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 5:20v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:26Running 8 5:46v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.