The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Bindels & Kim Leenhouts finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:39 for 86th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 57% on the stations. Quick through the roxzone: 6:46, ahead of 95% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 820 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:49v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:29v median −1:11
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:36v median −1:16
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:42v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:44v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:45v median −1:16
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:49v median −1:10
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Block 08 9:31Running 8 5:03v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.