The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hannah Bourke & Sinead Burns finished 575th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:28:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 58% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:56 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:37 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 9:00Running 1 4:04v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:29v median −0:11
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:54v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 5:50v median −0:06
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:12v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:57v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:55v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 6:04v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.