The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:08 at Mechelen 2026 put Eline Verhoeven & Delphine Coussement 144th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:48 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:22Running 1 3:36v median −0:51
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:18v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 5:39v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:41v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:46v median −0:06
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:45v median −0:05
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 6:12v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.