The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Emy Hermens & Elke Lucius crossed the line in 1:16:01: 144th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:44 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:27, ahead of 85% of the field.
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 8:45Running 1 4:20v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:05v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 5:10v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:31Running 4 5:23v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:08v median −0:55
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:19v median −0:42
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:16v median −0:43
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 5:36v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.