The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daphne Jonker & Frida van der Meer finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:10:01 for 44th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:04 quicker than the median and 47th of 1,017. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:45, ahead of 95% 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 7:51Running 1 3:33v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:22v median −1:18
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 4:34v median −1:18
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:46v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:47v median −1:16
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:41v median −1:20
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:51v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 4:58v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.