The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mélodie Pauchet & Leïla Pauchet finished 239th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:24.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:32 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:43 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 11:55Running 1 7:10v median +2:43
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:58v median +1:27
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:49v median +1:04
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 6:43v median +0:53
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 7:02v median +1:05
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:44v median +0:52
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:27v median +0:37
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 7:10v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.