The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tessa Engels & Evelyn Van De Graaf finished 514th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:26:36.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:10, behind 85% of the field.
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 9:12Running 1 4:29v median −0:13
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:43v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:01v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:09v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:59v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:58v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:57v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.