The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:09 at Mechelen 2026 put Melchora Encarnacion Garay Abad & Joëllie Omara-Besson 343rd of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:08 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:58, behind 94% 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 9:13Running 1 4:22v median −0:18
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 6:37v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 6:51v median +0:55
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 6:54v median +0:55
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:01v median +0:53
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:56v median +0:52
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 6:38v median +0:35
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 7:46v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:58
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.