The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dolores Goemaere finished 160th of 169 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:58:51.
The wall balls cost the most time: 5:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:21, behind 97% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17. 0:03 slower than at Amsterdam 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:19Running 1 5:26v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 6:53v median +1:32
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Block 03 12:57Running 3 6:49v median +1:20
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Block 04 14:38Running 4 6:47v median +1:12
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 6:51v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 6:48v median +1:13
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Block 07 15:02Running 7 6:30v median +0:59
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Block 08 19:57Running 8 7:50v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:21
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.