The race, in three figures
The race, in words
VERA DWYER finished 217th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:57.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:13. The race faded late: the second half went 3:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both. VERA DWYER's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:43v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:47v median +0:29
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:52v median +0:21
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 6:17v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:12v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 6:13v median +0:37
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Block 07 14:40Running 7 6:26v median +0:53
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 6:50v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.