The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin De Geyter & Elodie Caudron finished 934th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:47:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:05, behind 92% 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 9:52Running 1 5:29v median +1:16
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:37v median +1:26
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 7:12v median +1:46
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Block 04 13:31Running 4 7:10v median +1:41
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 7:43v median +2:06
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Block 06 10:16Running 6 7:48v median +2:14
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Block 07 15:14Running 7 8:17v median +2:46
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Block 08 14:35Running 8 9:33v median +3:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.