The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daimy Vermeulen & Nikki Van Lieshout finished 282nd of 285 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:05:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:32. A harder second half: 6:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:58, behind 99% 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 10:52Running 1 5:38v median +1:11
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 7:01v median +1:30
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Block 03 12:51Running 3 7:39v median +1:54
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Block 04 15:52Running 4 7:36v median +1:46
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Block 05 13:40Running 5 7:57v median +2:00
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Block 06 10:43Running 6 8:20v median +2:28
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Block 07 15:43Running 7 9:00v median +3:10
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Block 08 19:02Running 8 10:19v median +4:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:58
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.