The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Pauline Dellinger & Cyrielle Debaene at Mechelen 2026: 1:09:31, 34th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 99% 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
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 4:32v median −1:08
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:29v median −1:23
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Block 04 8:12Running 4 4:24v median −1:32
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:23v median −1:40
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:26v median −1:35
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Block 07 7:29Running 7 4:24v median −1:35
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Block 08 8:20Running 8 4:39v median −1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1013
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,013 women's teams who finished.