The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Isabel Meurisse finished 573rd of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:45:41.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:49 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:33 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 9:45Running 1 4:32v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:44v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 5:51v median +0:12
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 5:49v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:00v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:05v median +0:20
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Block 07 12:56Running 7 6:01v median +0:19
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Block 08 17:38Running 8 7:09v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.