The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anja Steiper & Nora Poelvoorde finished 488th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:52, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:07 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:51 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 9:30Running 1 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:32v median −0:08
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:41v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:41v median −0:15
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:42v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:48v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:52v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:15v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.