The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:41 at Mechelen 2026 put Simone Kohlhaas 498th of 776 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 50% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:33Running 1 4:28v median +0:12
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:23v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 5:30v median −0:09
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 5:38v median −0:04
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:49v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 5:47v median +0:02
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Block 07 12:57Running 7 5:49v median +0:07
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 6:38v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
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.