The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:35 at Mechelen 2026 put Marie-Julie Vandenbussche & Chloë Akkermans 584th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:55 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:18Running 1 4:16v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 5:24v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 6:02v median +0:10
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 6:01v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:58v median −0:05
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 5:52v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 6:14v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 6:27v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.