The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Irene Zhang finished 440th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:37:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. The SkiErg cost the most time: 0:54 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:20Running 1 4:19v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 5:04v median −0:20
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 5:26v median −0:13
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Block 04 12:10Running 4 5:37v median −0:05
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:04v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 5:43v median −0:02
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 5:44v median +0:02
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:16v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
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.