The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Livia Woods & Neeka Goossens finished 949th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:47:21.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:12, behind 96% 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 9:54Running 1 5:08v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 6:42v median +1:02
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 8:03v median +2:11
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 8:09v median +2:13
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Block 05 13:19Running 5 8:03v median +2:00
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Block 06 10:41Running 6 8:41v median +2:40
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 8:19v median +2:20
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Block 08 14:40Running 8 9:56v median +3:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:12
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.