The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:43 at Mechelen 2026 put Tess Sanders & Jesse Van Mil 323rd of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 7% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. 11:19 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 9:04Running 1 4:40v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 6:51v median +1:10
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 7:05v median +1:09
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 7:07v median +1:08
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 7:21v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 7:27v median +1:23
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 7:21v median +1:18
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 8:40v median +2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:19
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.