The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Roos Pon & Anke Loonen crossed the line in 1:12:27: 33rd of 285 women's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:51 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 7:04, was faster than 89% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 820 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:51v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:33v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 4:48v median −0:57
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 4:52v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:50v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:52v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:00v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:08Running 8 4:48v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:04
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.