The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Desteney Offerman & Vidar Krul 613th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. A harder second half: 2:18 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 8:39Running 1 4:33v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:57v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 6:08v median +0:42
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 6:04v median +0:35
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:14v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 6:36v median +1:02
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:16v median +0:45
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:53v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.