The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Weidler finished 116th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:12, faster than 61% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:40 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the SkiErg, 0:50 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field 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 10:08Running 1 4:10v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:15v median −0:03
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:26v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 5:24v median −0:12
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:23v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 5:08v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:04v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:27Running 8 5:37v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.