The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joyce Van Spengen finished 254th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:27:47, faster than 67% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:11Running 1 4:08v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:02v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:11v median −0:28
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 5:23v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:31v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:14v median −0:31
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:06v median −0:36
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 5:39v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.