The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:18 at Mechelen 2026 put Sophie Merchie & Gaëlle Vandenborre 502nd of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 0:30 quicker than the median and 201st of 1,017. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:00 behind the median.
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 9:09Running 1 4:21v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:24v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:44Running 3 5:41v median −0:11
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 5:38v median −0:18
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:51v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:53v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:00v median +0:01
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 6:18v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:41
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.