The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Agathe Komasa & Nelson Masure finished 648th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:51.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:08 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:35Running 1 4:21v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:30v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 6:02v median +0:36
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 6:11v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:26v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:24v median +0:50
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 6:43v median +1:12
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 7:25v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.