The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:01:26 won the Open division at Mechelen 2026 for Sheila O'Byrne, first of 300 women.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:14, ahead of 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Sheila O'Byrne.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 2:50v median −1:24
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:19v median −1:59
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 3:21v median −2:10
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 3:26v median −2:10
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 3:28v median −2:18
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Block 06 4:50Running 6 3:21v median −2:15
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:25v median −2:08
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 3:44v median −2:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 298
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 298 women who finished.