The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:30 at Mechelen 2026 put Beatriz Fuentes Huertas & Maria Gebelli Granell 509th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:48. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 820 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:08 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:44v median +0:02
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:47v median +0:07
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Block 03 10:36Running 3 5:45v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:39Running 4 5:28v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 5:28v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:15v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:26v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:45v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.