The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Marie-Noelle Godhaird & Justine Courtois crossed the line in 1:24:35: 434th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:42 better against the middle of the field 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 9:57Running 1 4:49v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 5:31v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 5:30v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:28v median −0:28
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:36v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:28v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:23v median −0:36
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 6:02v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.