The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:29 at Mechelen 2026 put Meriem Sahiri & Helena Rousseaux 774th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 41% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. The farmers carry cost the most time: 2:09 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:48Running 1 4:44v median +0:02
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:49v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:57v median +0:05
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 6:03v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 6:22v median +0:21
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 6:16v median +0:17
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 6:54v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:27
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.