The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Larissa Von Der Eltz took 2nd of 168 in the 16–24 age group at Mechelen 2026, in 1:13:50.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:24 on the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:49, was faster than 94% 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 7:49Running 1 3:01v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:11v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:28v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 4:23v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:41v median −1:12
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 4:32v median −1:13
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:29v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 4:55v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.