The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:09 at Mechelen 2026 put Marloes Oosting 489th of 776 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:28. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 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 9:09Running 1 4:06v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:29v median +0:05
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 5:35v median −0:04
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 5:34v median −0:08
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:42v median −0:11
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 5:38v median −0:07
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Block 07 11:59Running 7 5:38v median −0:04
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 6:20v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.