The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Femke De Jong & Daphne Kloosterman crossed the line in 1:17:55: 189th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 99% of the field across all eight, against 68% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:13 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:34Running 1 4:26v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 5:07v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:31Running 3 5:33v median −0:19
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:43v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:42v median −0:19
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 5:47v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:19Running 8 6:00v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.