The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Kim Meyers & Ilka Engels 249th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:46, behind 90% of the field.
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 10:51Running 1 5:18v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:20v median +0:49
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Block 03 11:24Running 3 6:34v median +0:49
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 6:36v median +0:46
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 6:51v median +0:54
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 6:52v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 6:54v median +1:04
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 7:31v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:46
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.