The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anouk Richelle & Marlies Goffin finished 547th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:23.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:32 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:20 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:53Running 1 5:01v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 6:06v median +0:26
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 6:17v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:18v median +0:22
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:29v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 6:18v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 6:12v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 6:19v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.