The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Schäfers & Vera Schiffers finished 868th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:11 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:18Running 1 5:56v median +1:14
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 7:09v median +1:29
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 7:00v median +1:08
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 7:05v median +1:09
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:09v median +1:06
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:47v median +0:46
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:43v median +0:44
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 7:00v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.