The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jessica De Backere finished 83rd of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:30:35, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:09 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 2:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:24v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:54v median −0:27
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Block 03 9:29Running 3 5:03v median −0:26
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 5:05v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:17v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:09v median −0:26
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Block 07 15:29Running 7 4:57v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 5:37v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 169
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 169 women who finished.