The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Merville & Romane Ers finished 112th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:53, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:40 quicker than the median and 238th of 1,017. Time in the roxzone, 7:18, was faster than 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 8:52Running 1 3:58v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:40v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:54v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:39v median −1:17
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 5:02v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:43v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 4:51v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 5:14v median −1:09
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.