The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Romana Bouterse-Van Poele & Brigiet Dieleman at Mechelen 2026: 1:13:40, 90th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:57, was faster than 93% 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 8:13Running 1 3:50v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:38v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:40v median −1:12
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:42v median −1:14
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:57v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:35Running 6 4:59v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:53v median −1:06
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:08v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.