The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Estelle Lismonde & Mareva Dorz crossed the line in 1:25:31: 473rd of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:10, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:31Running 1 4:30v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:17v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:42v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:36v median −0:20
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:18v median −0:45
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Block 06 7:22Running 6 5:32v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:13v median −0:46
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 5:41v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.