The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alexandra Vlad finished 478th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:31.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 26% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:11 behind the median.
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 10:11Running 1 5:01v median +0:45
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 6:08v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 6:23v median +0:44
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:10v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:22Running 5 6:18v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:16v median +0:31
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 6:13v median +0:31
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 7:06v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:00
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.