The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valérie Degrijse took 3rd of 66 in the 40–44 age group at Mechelen 2026, in 1:11:50.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:51 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:02 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:00, ahead of 91% of the field.
The field ran 1:18 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:26v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:18v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:39Running 3 4:31v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:34v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:45v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:33v median −1:12
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:34v median −1:08
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Block 08 8:36Running 8 4:47v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.