The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sofie Gerrits & Evelien Van Den Eeden finished 709th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:30.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:30. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:01 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 10:30Running 1 5:30v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 6:35v median +0:55
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 6:47v median +0:55
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:34v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:37v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:50v median +0:49
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 6:54v median +0:55
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 6:49v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.