The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:01 at Mechelen 2026 put Valentine Poncin & Martin Boscic 757th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 43% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:37, behind 94% of the field.
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 8:32Running 1 4:14v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:37v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:14v median +0:48
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 6:41v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:45v median +1:08
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:22v median +0:48
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 6:08v median +0:37
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 6:48v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:37
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.