The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Koen Wins & Sarah Rutten 888th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:26 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:16, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:33Running 1 5:13v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 6:13v median +1:02
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 6:29v median +1:03
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 6:33v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:43v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:40v median +1:06
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 6:31v median +1:00
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 7:58v median +2:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:16
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.