The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marie Schutjes finished 204th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:38:36.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:27 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 9:39Running 1 4:28v median +0:14
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:30v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:50v median +0:19
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Block 04 13:23Running 4 5:57v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:17v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 6:10v median +0:34
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:14v median +0:41
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 6:46v median +0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.