The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jeanette Lorse & Celine Pieters finished 222nd of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:12.
A station race more than a running one: 53% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:15Running 1 4:41v median +0:14
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:32v median +1:01
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 6:40v median +0:55
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 6:57v median +1:07
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:54v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 7:20v median +1:28
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 6:51v median +1:01
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 7:41v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:31
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.