The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:05:21 at Mechelen 2026 put Pia Backhaus 282nd of 300 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:15 behind the median. 14:18 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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 10:30Running 1 5:22v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 6:56v median +1:38
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Block 03 14:06Running 3 7:24v median +1:53
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Block 04 21:12Running 4 12:10v median +6:34
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 7:53v median +2:07
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Block 06 10:49Running 6 7:59v median +2:23
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Block 07 14:07Running 7 8:08v median +2:35
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Block 08 17:41Running 8 9:31v median +3:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:18
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.