The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Céline Boisdenghien & Hélène Soyeur finished 286th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:33:13.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:09 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:32Running 1 4:56v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 6:01v median +0:20
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:18v median +0:22
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 6:28v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:52Running 5 6:47v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:50v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 6:47v median +0:44
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Block 08 11:54Running 8 7:27v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.