The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zélie Messiaen & Eva Journez finished 363rd of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:22:39, faster than 64% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 61st of 1,017. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:10Running 1 4:36v median −0:06
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:21v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:25v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 5:41v median −0:15
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:02v median −0:01
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:56v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:57Running 7 5:59v median +0:00
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:28v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.