The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marie Gille & Britt Philips finished 785th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:34:47.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:26 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:59, behind 95% of the field.
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 9:41Running 1 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 6:11v median +0:31
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:44v median +0:52
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 6:44v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 6:47v median +0:44
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 6:55v median +0:54
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 6:39v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 7:27v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:59
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.