The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vicky Verlinden & Nele Baillieu finished 932nd of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:33.
The runs carried this race: faster than 25% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 3% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:13. A harder second half: 4:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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
-
Block 01 9:51Running 1 4:49v median +0:07
-
Block 02 8:15Running 2 6:02v median +0:22
-
Block 03 10:45Running 3 6:27v median +0:35
-
Block 04 14:12Running 4 6:28v median +0:32
-
Block 05 12:36Running 5 6:58v median +0:55
-
Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:39v median +0:38
-
Block 07 11:40Running 7 6:26v median +0:27
-
Block 08 17:06Running 8 7:31v median +1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:19
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.