The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Charlotte Maes & Ellen Vandingenen crossed the line in 1:25:21: 467th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:08Running 1 4:58v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:25v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:20v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:21v median −0:35
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 7:56v median +1:53
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:12v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:04v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 5:01v median −1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.