The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:58 at Mechelen 2026 put Sarah Engelbeens 594th of 776 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 46% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:03Running 1 4:46v median +0:30
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 6:28v median +1:04
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 6:43v median +1:04
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Block 04 14:33Running 4 7:06v median +1:24
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 7:33v median +1:40
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:40v median +0:55
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 7:13v median +1:31
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 7:47v median +1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:34
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.