The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Patricia Gogova finished 247th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:27.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. The row was where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:25Running 1 5:16v median +0:49
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 7:25v median +1:54
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 7:20v median +1:35
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 7:22v median +1:32
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 7:48v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 7:40v median +1:48
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 7:49v median +1:59
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 8:24v median +2:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.