The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Mara Labé & Sofia Schoubben crossed the line in 1:15:36: 131st of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 76% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:44Running 1 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 5:13v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:25v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 5:29v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:28v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:23v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:59Running 8 5:39v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.