The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:17 at Mechelen 2026 put Monja Opdenakker & Zoë Geraerts 987th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 5:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:37, behind 96% 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 9:54Running 1 5:23v median +0:41
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Block 02 10:10Running 2 8:09v median +2:29
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 8:17v median +2:25
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 8:41v median +2:45
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Block 05 14:02Running 5 9:09v median +3:06
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Block 06 11:01Running 6 9:17v median +3:16
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Block 07 14:42Running 7 9:01v median +3:02
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 10:16v median +3:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:37
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.