The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Karlijn Kuijsters & Sanne Oosterwaal crossed the line in 1:25:37: 480th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 4:50v median +0:08
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 5:55v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 5:58v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:53Running 4 6:03v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 5:53v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:51v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:47v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:11v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.