The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Hanne Van Damme crossed the line in 1:29:52: 297th of 776 women, faster than 62% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:51 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:30 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. That was 9:33 off the time at Berlin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:04v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:17v median −0:07
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:26v median −0:13
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:25v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:36v median −0:17
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:12v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:21Running 8 5:55v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.