The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vera Pijnenburg finished 64th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:21:02, faster than 79% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:45 quicker than the median and 44th of 300. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:41. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 3:53v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:31v median −0:47
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:55v median −0:36
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 4:56v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:57v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:10v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:03v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:40Running 8 5:32v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.