The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:40 at Mechelen 2026 put Sophie Mercier & Charline Gillet 913th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:53 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. 11:42 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 11:11Running 1 5:46v median +1:04
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:28v median +0:48
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 6:39v median +0:47
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 6:41v median +0:45
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Block 05 12:49Running 5 6:44v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:43v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 6:42v median +0:43
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 7:27v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:42
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.