The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel De Boer & Elin De Boer finished 828th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:31 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 9:19Running 1 4:27v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:15v median +0:04
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 5:43v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:35v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:55v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:38v median +0:04
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 5:25v median −0:06
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 6:04v median +0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.