The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mara Heylen finished 145th of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:44:44.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:09 ahead of the median. 12:48 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 665 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:17 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:38Running 1 5:02v median +0:44
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 6:16v median +0:55
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 6:38v median +1:09
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:42v median +1:07
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Block 05 13:15Running 5 6:55v median +1:14
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:43v median +1:08
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 6:36v median +1:05
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Block 08 15:29Running 8 7:17v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:48
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.