The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Franca Overtoom & Julia Jansen at Mechelen 2026: 1:04:22, 3rd of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 25th of 380. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:43, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:16v median −1:24
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Block 02 5:25Running 2 4:03v median −1:38
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:07v median −1:49
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:08v median −1:51
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:12v median −1:56
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 4:03v median −2:01
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:07v median −1:56
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Block 08 8:06Running 8 4:23v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:43
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 379
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 379 women's teams who finished.