The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Natascha Van Der Zalm & Samantha Van Der Zalm crossed the line in 1:18:18: 204th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:17 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 9:28Running 1 4:40v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:24v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:26v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:30v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:31v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:30v median −0:31
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:22v median −0:37
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 5:31v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.