The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lieselot Vandeursen finished 546th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:43:36.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:24 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 10:02Running 1 4:56v median +0:40
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 6:31v median +1:07
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 6:41v median +1:02
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 6:36v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:47v median +0:54
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:55v median +1:10
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Block 07 11:17Running 7 6:52v median +1:10
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 7:36v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:24
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.