The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:25 at Mechelen 2026 put Josephine Braas 184th of 300 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 60% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:21 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:18Running 1 4:35v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:16v median −0:02
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:15v median −0:16
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 5:25v median −0:11
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:27v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:25v median −0:11
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 5:13v median −0:20
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 5:41v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
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.