The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, Maaike Opheij & Naomi Van Zundert crossed the line in 1:26:08: 494th of 1,017 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 68% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:33 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:33 better against the middle of the field 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 10:04Running 1 5:18v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 6:12v median +0:32
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:11v median +0:19
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:18v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:06v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:01v median +0:00
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:04v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:20v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.