The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:49 at Mechelen 2026 put Axelle Verschetse & Jutta Vanzieleghem 798th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:41. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:34Running 1 5:09v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 6:18v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:25Running 3 7:03v median +1:11
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 7:15v median +1:19
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 7:10v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:58v median +0:57
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 7:03v median +1:04
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 7:13v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:51
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.