The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Helen Powell & Melanie Pickering crossed the line in 1:25:04: 183rd of 380 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:54 quicker than the median and 1st of 380. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:09. 10:39 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 9:29Running 1 4:36v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 5:33v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 5:34v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:39v median −0:20
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:59v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:52v median −0:12
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 5:49v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 6:24v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:39
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.