The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:00 at Mechelen 2026 put Stephanie Thys & Blanche Duve 567th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:35 better against the middle of the field 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 9:54Running 1 5:12v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:17v median +0:37
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Block 03 10:02Running 3 6:15v median +0:23
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Block 04 10:44Running 4 6:25v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:21v median +0:18
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:24v median +0:23
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:14v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 6:27v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.