The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Liesa De Graef & Lennert Diricx finished 958th of 962 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:05:40.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 13:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:52, behind 98% 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 10:38Running 1 5:44v median +1:31
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Block 02 9:22Running 2 7:15v median +2:04
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Block 03 13:37Running 3 7:41v median +2:15
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Block 04 14:23Running 4 7:47v median +2:18
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Block 05 14:07Running 5 8:15v median +2:38
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Block 06 11:46Running 6 9:50v median +4:16
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Block 07 17:08Running 7 11:02v median +5:31
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Block 08 20:54Running 8 11:09v median +5:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:52
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.