The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lisa Van Ryckeghem & Khali-Sha Wellens finished 687th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:21Running 1 5:47v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 7:06v median +1:26
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 7:05v median +1:13
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 7:01v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 7:07v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:45v median +0:44
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 6:58v median +0:59
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 7:26v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.