The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elodie Josquin & Audrey Vanstiphout finished 884th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:41.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:58 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:43, behind 90% 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 10:19Running 1 5:40v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:56v median +1:16
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Block 03 12:01Running 3 7:34v median +1:42
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 7:04v median +1:08
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Block 05 12:34Running 5 7:01v median +0:58
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Block 06 9:23Running 6 7:01v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 7:30v median +1:31
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 8:23v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:43
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.