The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juliët Venerius & Lieke Van ‘T Westeinde finished 331st of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:30, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 3:40. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:45 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 4:10v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:55v median −0:45
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Block 03 12:56Running 3 5:13v median −0:39
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:11v median −0:45
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:12v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:03v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:40v median −0:19
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 5:40v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:48
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.