The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Leen Verlaet & Sarah Marie Frans Vervoort crossed the line in 1:20:11: 100th of 380 women's teams, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:35.
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 9:17Running 1 4:22v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 5:06v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:11v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:09v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:11v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:21v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:20v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:00Running 8 5:45v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.