The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Yoëlle Gasseling finished 477th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:29.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 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 10:23Running 1 5:08v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 6:35v median +1:11
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:52v median +1:13
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 6:49v median +1:07
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:44v median +0:51
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:33v median +0:48
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Block 07 9:55Running 7 6:11v median +0:29
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 6:44v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:38
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.