The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Geoffrey Pelsmaekers & Laetitia Pelsmaekers finished 883rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:57.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:04 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:28Running 1 4:45v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 6:05v median +0:54
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:25v median +0:59
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 6:25v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:38v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:54v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:12Running 7 7:09v median +1:38
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 7:58v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.