The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:12 at Mechelen 2026 put Catherine Louwette & Lucie Deleuze 333rd of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 32% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 820 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:14v median +0:34
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:34v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:57Running 3 6:50v median +0:54
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 7:11v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 7:49v median +1:41
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 7:53v median +1:49
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 7:19v median +1:16
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 7:55v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.