The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Anouk Cnossen & Nikki Garritsen crossed the line in 1:23:32: 394th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 86% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:39 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:04Running 1 4:53v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:27Running 2 5:33v median −0:07
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 5:51v median −0:01
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Block 04 10:05Running 4 6:00v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:32v median +0:31
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 6:29v median +0:30
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 6:14v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.