The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:50 at Mechelen 2026 put Des'Ree Verbeken 519th of 776 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 45% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:18 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:41v median +0:25
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:09v median +0:45
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Block 03 11:45Running 3 6:37v median +0:58
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Block 04 14:01Running 4 6:28v median +0:46
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:35v median +0:42
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:25v median +0:40
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 6:20v median +0:38
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Block 08 14:38Running 8 7:07v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
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.