The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Esmée De boer & Romy Kolen 460th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 73% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:51 on the median. A harder second half: 1:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:22Running 1 4:44v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:47v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 6:15v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:07v median +0:11
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:07v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:16v median +0:15
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 6:19v median +0:20
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 6:58v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.