The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Femke De Groote & Lena Bracqué crossed the line in 1:20:58: 309th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The race faded late: the second half went 1:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:27, was faster than 85% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:08 faster than the average race this season, by 820 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 4:24v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 5:06v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:34v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:30v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:48v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:38v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:54v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:16v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.