The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Pesser-Demanche & Laure Lejeune finished 911th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:17, behind 96% 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 9:12Running 1 4:56v median +0:43
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 6:23v median +1:12
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 6:52v median +1:26
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Block 04 11:56Running 4 7:20v median +1:51
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 7:26v median +1:49
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:33v median +1:59
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 7:10v median +1:39
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 8:29v median +2:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:17
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.