The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:07 at Mechelen 2026 put Karen Parkinson 102nd of 169 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 63% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 4:38v median +0:20
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:04v median −0:17
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Block 03 10:10Running 3 5:13v median −0:16
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 5:09v median −0:26
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:18v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:05v median −0:30
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 5:12v median −0:19
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 6:01v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:35
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.