The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Blessy Borg finished 130th of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:44.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:46 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 15:22Running 1 10:08v median +5:50
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 4:58v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 5:30v median +0:01
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 5:47v median +0:12
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:48v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:15Running 6 5:38v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 5:40v median +0:09
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 6:19v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.