The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sinead French & Sarah Maher finished 130th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:06, faster than 66% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:03 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:15, was faster than 89% of the field.
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 9:05Running 1 4:37v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:24v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:39v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:33v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:30v median −0:34
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 7:04v median +1:01
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:58v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.