The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gretha Wiersma & Hielkje Faber finished 324th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:44.
Legs and stations told different stories: 29% of the field beaten on the runs, 6% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:58 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:13Running 1 5:15v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:18v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 6:24v median +0:28
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Block 04 13:45Running 4 6:19v median +0:20
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Block 05 11:48Running 5 6:21v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:21v median +0:17
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 6:19v median +0:16
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 6:56v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.