The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Gilon & Caroline Somville finished 817th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:36:56.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:34Running 1 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 6:04v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 6:28v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:44v median +0:48
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 6:47v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:45v median +1:44
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Block 07 11:22Running 7 6:29v median +0:30
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Block 08 12:43Running 8 7:31v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.