The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eva Ceuppens & Mickel Van De Brande finished 939th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:49:00.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:23 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:50, behind 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 5:40v median +1:27
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:50v median +1:39
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Block 03 11:59Running 3 7:53v median +2:27
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 8:02v median +2:33
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 8:17v median +2:40
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Block 06 10:41Running 6 8:29v median +2:55
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Block 07 14:53Running 7 8:31v median +3:00
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 9:13v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.