The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:41 at Mechelen 2026 put Wouter Wieringa & Marijn Van Ark 588th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:10. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse 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 8:53Running 1 4:14v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:52v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:04v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:29v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:53v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:26v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 5:21v median −0:10
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 5:54v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.