The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:23 at Mechelen 2026 put Eva Rijper 510th of 776 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:19 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 9:54Running 1 4:47v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:03v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:27v median +0:48
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 6:39v median +0:57
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:37v median +0:44
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 6:35v median +0:50
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 6:39v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:47Running 8 7:07v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:15
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.