The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:36 at Mechelen 2026 put Sara Claeys & Sylvie Smeets 479th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:33Running 1 4:37v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 5:22v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:30v median −0:22
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Block 04 10:12Running 4 5:31v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:55v median −0:08
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:52v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:46v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:03Running 8 6:10v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.