The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie Van Gestel & Amber Keersmaekers finished 985th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:54:03.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 16:29, behind 99% 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 10:26Running 1 5:14v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 6:39v median +0:59
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Block 03 16:37Running 3 10:47v median +4:55
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 7:21v median +1:25
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:12v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:13v median +1:12
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 7:15v median +1:16
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 7:58v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:29
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.