The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elise Aaftink & Marlou Voorhuis finished 241st of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:19.
The stations carried this race: faster than 96% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:37, behind 98% of the field.
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 8:35Running 1 4:19v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 6:31v median +0:50
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 6:44v median +0:48
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 7:12v median +1:13
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:33v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:34v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 7:10v median +1:07
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 7:50v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:37
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.