The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Leen Lucas & Charissa Vercauteren crossed the line in 1:21:58: 341st of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 2:31 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:31v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:32v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 5:40v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:35v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:37v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 5:27v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 5:34v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:49v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.