The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Astrid De Jager finished 520th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:41:53.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:28. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 2:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 3:57v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 5:06v median −0:18
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Block 03 12:08Running 3 5:24v median −0:15
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Block 04 13:24Running 4 5:43v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:46Running 5 5:39v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:42v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:32Running 7 5:48v median +0:06
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Block 08 15:45Running 8 7:37v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.