The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Nele Hermans & Hanne Tillemans crossed the line in 1:15:23: 126th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:57 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:32 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 820 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:46v median −0:56
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:53v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:26v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 6:24v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:26v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 5:03v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 5:12v median −0:47
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Block 08 8:50Running 8 5:21v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:39
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.