The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:14 at Mechelen 2026 put Marjolein Van Gils 554th of 776 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:08 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:16v median +1:00
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Block 02 8:49Running 2 6:16v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 6:37v median +0:58
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 6:31v median +0:49
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:33v median +0:40
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Block 06 9:25Running 6 6:33v median +0:48
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Block 07 12:25Running 7 6:41v median +0:59
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 7:39v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.