The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Venus Vanneste finished 210th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:25:41, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 47% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 3:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:18, was faster than 86% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17. Venus Vanneste's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 3:50v median −0:26
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Block 02 10:53Running 2 9:11v median +3:47
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:15v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:18v median −0:24
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:31v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:21v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:20v median −0:22
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 5:48v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:18
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.