The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:13 at Mechelen 2026 put Caro Vandegaer & Maarten Schelfhout 718th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:48, behind 95% of the field.
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 8:34Running 1 4:17v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:36v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 6:00v median +0:34
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Block 04 11:04Running 4 6:16v median +0:47
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 6:23v median +0:46
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 6:16v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 6:10v median +0:39
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 6:41v median +0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:48
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.