The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alicia Van Aperen & Bo Van Tiggel finished 615th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:28.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 131st of 1,017. A harder second half: 2:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:51v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 5:59v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 6:23v median +0:31
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 6:23v median +0:27
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:43v median +0:40
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:37v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 6:25v median +0:26
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 7:14v median +0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.