The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juha Hellinx & Elise Wagener finished 835th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:34.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:09 on the median. The roxzone cost time: 12:08, behind 96% 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 9:44Running 1 5:06v median +0:53
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:28v median +1:17
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 6:49v median +1:23
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 6:53v median +1:24
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 7:06v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:53v median +1:19
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 7:08v median +1:37
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Block 08 13:19Running 8 7:57v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:08
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.