The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:57 at Mechelen 2026 put Bregje van den Bemt & Anouk Bastiaanse 219th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:43 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 820 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:36Running 1 4:30v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:40v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:28v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:24Running 4 8:20v median +2:30
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Block 05 15:01Running 5 9:49v median +3:52
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:17v median +0:25
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 6:11v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 7:00v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.