The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin De Luca & Isaline Vanhemelryck finished 933rd of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:46:45.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:55. The race faded late: the second half went 6:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:20, 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 9:16Running 1 5:01v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:48Running 2 6:40v median +1:29
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 7:17v median +1:51
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Block 04 13:06Running 4 7:47v median +2:18
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Block 05 12:36Running 5 7:49v median +2:12
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 8:28v median +2:54
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Block 07 14:18Running 7 8:24v median +2:53
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Block 08 14:55Running 8 8:27v median +2:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:20
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.