The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Lonneke Akkermans & Pien Corstjens crossed the line in 1:19:30: 254th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:02. Quick through the roxzone: 7:21, ahead of 87% of the field.
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 8:19Running 1 4:02v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:50v median −0:50
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:09v median −0:43
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:12v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:17v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:12v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:19v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 5:36v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.