The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sara Swart finished 160th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:32:06.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:41 on the median. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 4:11v median −0:03
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:17v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:46v median +0:15
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 5:44v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:05v median +0:19
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 6:15v median +0:39
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 6:01v median +0:28
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 6:43v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.