The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sara Verwoerd at Mechelen 2026: 1:10:14, 16th of 776 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:53 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:14, ahead of 98% 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 8:04Running 1 3:21v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:11v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 4:30v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:31Running 4 4:26v median −1:16
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:24v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:15Running 6 4:26v median −1:19
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 4:27v median −1:15
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Block 08 8:56Running 8 4:47v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.