The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Elsy Fichet & Ana Fichet 737th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:25 quicker than the median and 52nd of 1,017. A harder second half: 1:40 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 9:58Running 1 5:06v median +0:24
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 6:19v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 7:41v median +1:49
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 6:44v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:05v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:17v median +1:16
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 7:18v median +1:19
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 7:53v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.