The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Pire finished 158th of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:54:53.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:32. The race faded late: the second half went 4:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:36 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:42Running 1 4:45v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:10Running 2 6:20v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:38Running 3 6:37v median +1:08
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Block 04 16:16Running 4 6:53v median +1:18
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Block 05 13:15Running 5 7:02v median +1:21
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Block 06 9:12Running 6 6:50v median +1:15
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Block 07 13:51Running 7 7:05v median +1:34
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Block 08 19:23Running 8 8:22v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.