The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mira Knippertz won the 30–34 age group at Mechelen 2026 in 1:05:05, first of 152.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:13 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:45, ahead of 99% 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 8:29Running 1 3:26v median −0:50
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Block 02 5:45Running 2 4:06v median −1:18
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:16v median −1:23
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:01v median −1:41
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 3:57v median −1:56
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Block 06 5:27Running 6 4:00v median −1:45
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 4:02v median −1:40
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 4:02v median −2:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 771
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 771 women who finished.