The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sharon Egberts & Marenthe Egberts finished 328th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:07.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:00, behind 90% of the field.
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
-
Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:06v median +0:26
-
Block 02 8:03Running 2 6:11v median +0:30
-
Block 03 9:49Running 3 6:20v median +0:24
-
Block 04 12:06Running 4 6:41v median +0:42
-
Block 05 12:44Running 5 7:18v median +1:10
-
Block 06 9:39Running 6 7:39v median +1:35
-
Block 07 11:30Running 7 7:30v median +1:27
-
Block 08 12:30Running 8 8:21v median +1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.