The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:37:26 at Mechelen 2026 put Sylvana van der Veen 450th of 776 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:07. The race faded late: the second half went 3:06 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:16v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 5:15v median −0:09
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 5:31v median −0:08
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 5:32v median −0:10
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 5:53v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:44v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:05Running 7 5:46v median +0:04
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 6:34v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:24
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.