The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruben Bel & Fleur Hermans finished 605th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:16.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:31 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:56 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 8:42Running 1 4:24v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:19v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:46v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 6:00v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 6:00v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:04v median +0:30
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:23v median +0:52
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 6:50v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.