The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Christina Schneppe & Julia Kurth crossed the line in 1:16:45: 66th of 285 women's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:10 of the median.
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 8:45Running 1 4:14v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:58v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:01v median −0:49
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:16v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:08v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 5:05v median −0:45
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:38v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.