The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Wendy Mol & Karlijn De Wilde crossed the line in 1:21:13: 117th of 380 women's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 82% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:27 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:52Running 1 4:22v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:09v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:49v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:11Running 4 6:10v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:57v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:56v median −0:08
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 6:12v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 6:27v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.