The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maria Pots & Nienke Hagedoorn finished 937th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:46:19.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:22, behind 93% of the field.
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
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Block 01 11:22Running 1 6:17v median +1:35
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 7:22v median +1:42
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 7:21v median +1:29
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Block 04 12:18Running 4 7:27v median +1:31
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:20v median +2:17
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:31v median +1:30
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 7:33v median +1:34
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 8:46v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:22
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.