The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niels Janssens & Marie-Hélène Boex finished 841st of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:00.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 6% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:54 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 9:51Running 1 5:14v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 6:06v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:38v median +1:12
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 6:37v median +1:08
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:40v median +2:03
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 7:10v median +1:36
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Block 07 11:19Running 7 7:26v median +1:55
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 8:10v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.