The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Cynthia Gijzen & Patty Kuiper at Mechelen 2026: 1:12:53, 74th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:18, ahead of 88% 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 8:50Running 1 4:06v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 4:43v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 4:43v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 4:43v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:45v median −1:18
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:40v median −1:21
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:47v median −1:12
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 5:10v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.