The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Aurélie Eeckhout & Romy Geerts crossed the line in 1:20:41: 294th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:49Running 1 3:54v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:01v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:25v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:39v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:34v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:33v median −0:26
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 6:00v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.