The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Billie Arend & Larissa Schmit crossed the line in 1:23:20: 384th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:55 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 9:31Running 1 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:36v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:38v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:42v median −0:21
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 5:37v median −0:24
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:26v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:53v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.