The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Bobbi Groen & Marleen Struijk crossed the line in 1:21:44: 337th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:30 slower than the median.
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 9:06Running 1 4:29v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:08v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:14v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:14v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:20v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:27v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 5:24v median −0:35
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 5:50v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.