The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hilkje Goethals finished 223rd of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:42:54.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 60th of 300. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 7:03 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 9:56Running 1 5:16v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:29Running 2 6:16v median +0:58
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 6:14v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:29Running 4 6:09v median +0:33
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 6:25v median +0:39
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:21v median +0:45
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Block 07 12:58Running 7 6:26v median +0:53
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Block 08 18:32Running 8 7:21v median +1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.