The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Isabelle Vanghillewe & Yaila Paelinck 315th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:45, behind 87% 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 9:39Running 1 4:50v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 6:10v median +0:29
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 6:23v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:28v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:47v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:44v median +0:40
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:41v median +0:38
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Block 08 13:49Running 8 7:00v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:45
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.