The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:31 at Mechelen 2026 put Lea Metzler & Marie-Christine Rittler 288th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:24 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:02Running 1 4:30v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:17v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 5:36v median −0:16
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:42v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:59v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:06v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 6:07v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 6:17v median −0:06
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.