The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steffie Corthout finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:24 for 30th of 776 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:09 on the median. Time in the roxzone, 6:36, was faster than 96% of the field.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:21v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 4:20v median −1:04
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 4:35v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:32v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:32v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:28v median −1:17
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 4:26v median −1:16
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 4:44v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.