The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Verena Wipprecht & Janis Große Wöstmann finished 805th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 27% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 845 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:18v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:43v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 5:53v median +0:27
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 6:00v median +0:31
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:15v median +0:38
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:11v median +0:37
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Block 07 14:01Running 7 6:12v median +0:41
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Block 08 12:37Running 8 6:44v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.