The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:18 at Mechelen 2026 put Nienke Klomp & Romana Van Den Hurk 1,015th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:42. A harder second half: 8:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 16:24 in the roxzone was slower than 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 12:10Running 1 6:23v median +1:41
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Block 02 10:54Running 2 8:45v median +3:05
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Block 03 15:26Running 3 9:00v median +3:08
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Block 04 17:09Running 4 9:18v median +3:22
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Block 05 17:21Running 5 10:52v median +4:49
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Block 06 12:40Running 6 9:57v median +3:56
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Block 07 15:58Running 7 10:00v median +4:01
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Block 08 20:23Running 8 11:19v median +4:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 16:24
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.