The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Ester Vervenne & Karen Eeckman crossed the line in 1:25:51: 487th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:19 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 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 8:48Running 1 4:03v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:14v median −0:26
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:19v median −0:33
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:32v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:43v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:25v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 5:48v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.