The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jens Wouters & Ingrid Smeets finished 640th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:20 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:59Running 1 4:13v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:07v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:34v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:39v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:57v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:18v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 5:31v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:20v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.