The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Justine Buchet & Caroline Blain finished 558th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:13Running 1 4:19v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:19v median −0:21
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 5:45v median −0:07
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:11v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:27Running 5 6:05v median +0:02
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:04v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 6:11v median +0:12
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 6:38v median +0:15
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.