The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:35 at Mechelen 2026 put Valentine Bissot & Sabrina Perissinotto 276th of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:45 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 10:36Running 1 5:47v median +1:20
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Block 02 9:36Running 2 8:00v median +2:29
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 8:15v median +2:30
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 8:31v median +2:41
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:26v median +2:29
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Block 06 11:03Running 6 8:39v median +2:47
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Block 07 13:36Running 7 8:21v median +2:31
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 8:58v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:45
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.