The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:04 at Mechelen 2026 put Pauline Gees & Malina Kostevski 758th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 71% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 78th of 1,017. The race faded late: the second half went 1:35 worse 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 9:46Running 1 5:20v median +0:38
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 6:37v median +0:57
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 6:50v median +0:58
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Block 04 11:54Running 4 7:00v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 7:13v median +1:10
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:04v median +1:03
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 7:08v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 7:57v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:18
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.