The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carlota D'Aragao Soares & Camille Dabé finished 935th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:47.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:27 in the roxzone was slower than 94% 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 10:06Running 1 5:26v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 7:18v median +1:38
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 7:38v median +1:46
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 7:45v median +1:49
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 7:41v median +1:38
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 8:20v median +2:19
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 7:59v median +2:00
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 9:03v median +2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:27
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.