The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Hélène Vangeel & Petra Schockaert crossed the line in 1:22:59: 372nd of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median.
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 9:23Running 1 4:41v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:21v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:20v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:24v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:38v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:45v median −0:16
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:40v median −0:19
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:08v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.