The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Sophie Ewals & Chloë Van Thulden crossed the line in 1:21:51: 126th of 380 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:07 on the median.
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 9:09Running 1 4:33v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:40v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:46v median −0:13
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:10v median +0:02
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:57v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:51v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:49v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:24
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.