The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:37 at Mechelen 2026 put Tine Merlevede & Yolanda Ameijeiras Mariño 835th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 32% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:12 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 10:24Running 1 5:38v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 6:42v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 6:49v median +0:57
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 6:50v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:54v median +0:51
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Block 06 8:56Running 6 7:11v median +1:10
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 7:21v median +1:22
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Block 08 12:55Running 8 7:46v median +1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.