The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Böttrich & Emilia Johansson finished 214th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:23.
A station race more than a running one: 57% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:16Running 1 4:33v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:41v median +0:00
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 6:11v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 6:19v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:25v median +0:17
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:46v median +0:42
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Block 07 10:17Running 7 6:27v median +0:24
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 7:01v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
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.