The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabrielle Malong & Elise Petit finished 318th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:12, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 63% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:26Running 1 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:35v median −0:05
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 5:32v median −0:20
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Block 04 9:44Running 4 5:35v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:50v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 5:50v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:43v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 6:18v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.