The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Ennia Ballardini & Lily Van Rompaey crossed the line in 1:15:38: 56th of 285 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 92% of the field beaten on the stations, against 66% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:15 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:03v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:13Running 3 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:47v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:46v median −0:11
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:30v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 5:31v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 5:39v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:29
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.