The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Cecile Anssems & Maud Anssems crossed the line in 1:24:31: 173rd of 380 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:11 on the median. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:36Running 1 4:56v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:48v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:56v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:58v median −0:01
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 6:08v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:22v median +0:18
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:27v median +0:24
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:50v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.