The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maaike Bakker & Robin Bakker finished 694th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:54.
Legs and stations told different stories: 42% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:15 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 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 9:59Running 1 5:10v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 6:00v median +0:20
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:58v median +0:06
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:03v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 6:11v median +0:10
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 6:07v median +0:08
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Block 08 11:25Running 8 6:28v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.