The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Sirjacobs & Nicola Giambusso finished 602nd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:11.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:20 quicker than the median and 7th of 962.
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 8:49Running 1 5:04v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 6:29v median +1:18
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 6:35v median +1:09
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 6:39v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:51v median +1:14
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 6:50v median +1:16
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:46v median +1:15
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 7:19v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:40
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.