The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeroen van Ommen & Monique Van Der Ent-Slagboom finished 667th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:23.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:41 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:19 better against the middle of the field 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 9:10Running 1 4:25v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:09v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:21v median −0:05
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:11v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:20v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:23v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:23v median −0:08
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 5:53v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.