The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Véronique Van Overloop finished 200th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:19.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 665 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:17 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 3:51v median −0:23
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:07v median −0:11
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 5:14v median −0:17
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 4:52v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:06v median −0:40
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 4:54v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:35Running 7 5:02v median −0:31
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 5:54v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:02
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.