The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Arnaud Thierry & Lucile Garcia 902nd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 6% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:14 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:58 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 9:21Running 1 5:04v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:12v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:59v median +1:33
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 6:54v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 7:08v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:14v median +1:40
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 7:21v median +1:50
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 8:28v median +2:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:58
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.