The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:28 at Mechelen 2026 put Steffi Verhoeven & Caroline Vergauwen 996th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 9:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 14:01 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 9:55Running 1 5:22v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 7:24v median +1:44
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 7:53v median +2:01
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Block 04 13:00Running 4 8:15v median +2:19
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Block 05 14:44Running 5 9:26v median +3:23
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Block 06 11:55Running 6 9:25v median +3:24
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Block 07 14:07Running 7 9:04v median +3:05
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 12:08v median +5:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:01
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.