The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Linda Van Heusden & Emilia Taligova at Mechelen 2026: 1:07:43, 12th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:11 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:35, was faster than 95% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 820 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:51v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:49Running 2 4:28v median −1:03
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 4:36v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:50Running 4 4:35v median −1:15
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:49v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:37v median −1:15
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Block 07 7:19Running 7 4:40v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 5:04v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 284
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 284 women's teams who finished.