The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Ermel & Andrew Parkes finished 623rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:05.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:31 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:40Running 1 4:18v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:24v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:40v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:41v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:52v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:38v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:37v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 5:55v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.