The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Suzanne Heesen & Jade Jonker crossed the line in 1:25:30: 189th of 380 women's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:41 ahead of the median.
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 9:24Running 1 4:40v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:45v median +0:04
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 6:18v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:09v median +0:10
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:21v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:00v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 6:10v median +0:07
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 6:59v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.