The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ellen Kiens finished 210th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:58.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:55 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field 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 10:27Running 1 5:23v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 6:16v median +0:58
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 6:27v median +0:56
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Block 04 14:13Running 4 6:31v median +0:55
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 6:59v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:19v median +0:43
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 6:30v median +0:57
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Block 08 13:17Running 8 6:55v median +0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:04
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.