The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gitte Vets & Hanne Perceval finished 921st of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:03.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:36, behind 89% 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 10:39Running 1 5:27v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 6:48v median +1:08
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 7:54v median +2:02
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 7:57v median +2:01
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Block 05 14:15Running 5 8:40v median +2:37
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 8:02v median +2:01
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 8:26v median +2:27
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 8:38v median +2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:36
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.