The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Malika Ibragimova & Ken De Haeck finished 707th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:45.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:54 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:07 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 8:22Running 1 4:10v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:11v median +0:00
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 6:10v median +0:44
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 6:33v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 7:06v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:56v median +1:22
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 6:16v median +0:45
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:42v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.