The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lynn Schetgen & Pit Bohnenberger finished 906th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:29.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:26, behind 93% of the field.
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 9:22Running 1 5:04v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 7:07v median +1:56
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Block 03 11:39Running 3 8:05v median +2:39
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 7:56v median +2:27
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 8:08v median +2:31
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Block 06 10:04Running 6 8:17v median +2:43
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 8:25v median +2:54
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 9:27v median +3:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:26
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.