The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Naomi Van Der Vlis finished 324th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:31:29, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:27 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Gent 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:36v median −0:40
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 5:37v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 5:49v median +0:10
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 6:11v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:13v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:55v median +0:10
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:55v median +0:13
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Block 08 10:45Running 8 6:51v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.