The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maureen Van Polanen Petel-Fokke & Marloes Strijk finished 308th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:35:49.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:31 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:21 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:32Running 1 5:34v median +0:54
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:49v median +1:08
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 6:36v median +0:40
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 6:47v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:48v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:32v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:47Running 7 6:31v median +0:28
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 7:07v median +0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.