The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Audrey Jacobs finished 293rd of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:29:44, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:58 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:02v median −0:14
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 5:04v median −0:20
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 4:53v median −0:46
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Block 04 12:54Running 4 5:04v median −0:38
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:41v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:13v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:07v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 6:01v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.