The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Virginie Mahy & Diego Rizzo 693rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 10% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:39. The race faded late: the second half went 3:25 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 8:42Running 1 4:08v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:09v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:10v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 5:20v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:30v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:29v median −0:05
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Block 07 10:40Running 7 5:21v median −0:10
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 5:51v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
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.