The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marie Schneider finished 125th of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 48% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:04 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both. Marie Schneider's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:58Running 1 4:11v median −0:07
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:25v median +0:04
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 5:34v median +0:05
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 5:44v median +0:09
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 5:39v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:29v median −0:06
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 5:36v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 6:26v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:58
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.