The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Meret Spithoven crossed the line in 1:29:05: 281st of 776 women, faster than 64% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:06 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:41 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:49 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:47Running 1 4:06v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:03v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:12v median −0:27
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Block 04 13:02Running 4 5:23v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:26v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:10v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:18v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 5:39v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.