The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elly Verhoeven took 2nd of 13 in the 50–54 age group at Mechelen 2026, in 1:16:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:21, ahead of 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Belgium 2025 were 2:47 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 3:34v median −0:40
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:18v median −1:00
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:21v median −1:10
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 4:18v median −1:18
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:25v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:16v median −1:20
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:19v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:50Running 8 4:36v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.