The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pauline Impens finished 144th of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:30.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:16 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 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 10:50Running 1 4:50v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:55v median +0:34
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 6:09v median +0:40
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 6:14v median +0:39
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 6:26v median +0:45
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:23v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 6:34v median +1:03
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 7:11v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.