The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emilie Thi R Nguyen & Tan Minh Dao finished 797th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:07.
Legs and stations told different stories: 34% of the field beaten on the runs, 5% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:24. A harder second half: 6:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:42Running 1 4:01v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 5:01v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:28v median +0:02
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:29v median +0:00
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 5:42v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:18v median +0:44
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 6:10v median +0:39
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 7:51v median +1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.