The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marie Bruls took 3rd of 39 in the 45–49 age group at Mechelen 2026, in 1:14:02.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:53 quicker than the median and 8th of 776. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:14, was faster than 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 8:21Running 1 3:38v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:22v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:24v median −1:15
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:25v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:29v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:31v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 4:25v median −1:17
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:53v median −1:26
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.