The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sabrina Engert & Lea Ilsen finished 152nd of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:24:34.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the row: 0:32 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:19Running 1 4:47v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:54v median +0:23
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 6:05v median +0:20
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 6:16v median +0:26
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 6:20v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:57v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:55v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:09v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.