The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:41 at Mechelen 2026 put Melissa Pistidda & Alexandra Pistidda 861st of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:40Running 1 5:47v median +1:05
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 6:30v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 6:34v median +0:42
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 6:31v median +0:35
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Block 05 12:11Running 5 6:37v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:49Running 6 6:40v median +0:39
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 6:31v median +0:32
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 6:53v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.