The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michele Van Den Bragt & Laureke Van Dongen finished 358th of 380 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:32.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:22. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:13 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 10:03Running 1 5:06v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:19v median +0:38
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:34v median +0:38
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Block 04 13:21Running 4 6:37v median +0:38
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Block 05 12:54Running 5 7:07v median +0:59
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 6:57v median +0:53
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 7:06v median +1:03
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 7:42v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:13
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.