The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Annai Van Der Plank & Timo Van Koeveringe finished 705th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:45.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:47Running 1 4:11v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:30v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 6:05v median +0:39
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:31v median +1:02
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:54v median +1:17
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:05v median +1:31
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:17v median +0:46
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 7:19v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.