The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lieke Muilwijk & Trijntje Schalk finished 185th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:31.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:58 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:00Running 1 4:12v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 5:13v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:46v median +0:01
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 5:53v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:15Running 5 6:04v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:00v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:14Running 7 6:11v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:21v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.