The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carolijn Van Hooren finished 497th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:40:41.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:03. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:14Running 1 5:04v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 6:05v median +0:41
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 6:34v median +0:55
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Block 04 14:48Running 4 6:47v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:40v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:17v median +0:32
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 6:17v median +0:35
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 6:36v median +0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:55
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.