The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefanie Vanderheyden finished 269th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:59:13.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:52. The race faded late: the second half went 7:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:43, behind 92% of the field.
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 11:14Running 1 5:14v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 6:30v median +1:12
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 6:36v median +1:05
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Block 04 15:20Running 4 6:41v median +1:05
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Block 05 14:28Running 5 8:41v median +2:55
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Block 06 9:49Running 6 6:56v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 6:43v median +1:10
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Block 08 20:00Running 8 11:44v median +5:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.