The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tanja Baier finished 289th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:33, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:08 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 665 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:17 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Tanja Baier.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:32v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:43v median +0:19
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:47v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:45Running 4 5:45v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:51v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:50v median +0:05
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:07v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.