The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Iris Descartes & Laura Lagrace crossed the line in 1:25:08: 456th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:46 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:07 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 9:08Running 1 4:24v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:22v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:41v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 5:50v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:47v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:45v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 5:35v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:02Running 8 5:36v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.