The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlotte Debruyne & Melissa Tanghe finished 778th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:31.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:40. A harder second half: 1:26 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 9:40Running 1 5:00v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 6:10v median +0:30
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 6:44v median +0:52
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Block 04 11:33Running 4 6:34v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:34v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:54v median +0:53
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 6:46v median +0:47
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 7:34v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.