The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Evelyne Van Linden & Elke Smedts finished 857th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:31.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:09 in the roxzone was slower than 85% 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 10:30Running 1 5:33v median +0:51
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 6:25v median +0:45
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 6:43v median +0:51
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Block 04 11:41Running 4 6:57v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 7:24v median +1:21
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:27v median +1:26
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 7:12v median +1:13
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 7:44v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.