The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Rosalie Van Rijn & Milou Van Rijn crossed the line in 1:22:45: 366th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:14 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 9:06Running 1 4:32v median −0:10
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 5:20v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:09v median −0:43
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:24v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:34v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:35v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:06v median −0:53
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:08v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.