The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Margaux Declerck finished 508th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:20.
The runs carried this race: faster than 49% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:49. A harder second half: 2:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Mechelen ran fast: the 665 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:17 quicker here than at their other races. Margaux Declerck's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:21Running 1 4:24v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:20v median −0:04
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 5:42v median +0:03
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Block 04 14:41Running 4 5:48v median +0:06
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 5:57v median +0:04
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Block 06 8:16Running 6 5:50v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 5:41v median −0:01
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Block 08 16:03Running 8 6:34v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.