The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wendy Vollen & Tibaut Mary finished 703rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:36.
The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 16% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:55v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:12v median +1:01
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:20v median +0:54
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 6:20v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:22v median +0:45
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 6:29v median +0:55
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 6:44v median +1:13
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 7:04v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.