The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joy Engelbrecht finished 298th of 300 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:20:13.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 6:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:50, behind 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 5:42v median +1:28
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 7:46v median +2:28
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Block 03 14:52Running 3 8:10v median +2:39
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Block 04 21:58Running 4 8:55v median +3:19
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Block 05 15:21Running 5 9:16v median +3:30
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Block 06 12:26Running 6 8:49v median +3:13
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Block 07 18:16Running 7 8:48v median +3:15
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Block 08 18:52Running 8 9:47v median +3:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:50
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.