The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bastiaan van Wijngaarden & Sandra Wijnolts finished 869th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:36.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:54 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:26 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 9:37Running 1 5:15v median +1:02
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Block 02 8:19Running 2 6:22v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:24v median +0:58
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 6:35v median +1:06
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:47v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 6:41v median +1:07
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Block 07 12:27Running 7 6:34v median +1:03
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Block 08 13:56Running 8 7:31v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.