The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Marie Van Deynse & Laura Dominguez crossed the line in 1:25:50: 485th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:45. The race faded late: the second half went 1:19 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:59Running 1 4:28v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:33v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:48v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:44v median −0:12
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:03v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:54v median −0:07
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 6:08v median +0:09
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 6:18v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.