The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ghizlane El Haddouchi finished 294th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:16:43.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:04. The race faded late: the second half went 6:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:39 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 5:02v median +0:48
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Block 02 11:59Running 2 7:18v median +2:00
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Block 03 15:25Running 3 8:04v median +2:33
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Block 04 20:30Running 4 8:05v median +2:29
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Block 05 14:25Running 5 8:33v median +2:47
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Block 06 11:02Running 6 8:22v median +2:46
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Block 07 17:27Running 7 8:28v median +2:55
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Block 08 23:58Running 8 9:27v median +3:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:39
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.