The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Frédérique Mingels & Marieke Smeets crossed the line in 1:23:51: 415th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:16 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:34Running 1 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:46v median +0:06
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Block 03 9:56Running 3 5:49v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 5:38v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:45v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:50v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:28Running 7 5:43v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 6:07v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.