The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sophie Boivin finished 601st of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:47:15.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:49 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen ran fast: the 665 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:17 quicker here than at their other races. 3:16 faster than at Vienna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:32Running 1 4:08v median −0:08
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Block 02 9:42Running 2 5:39v median +0:15
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Block 03 13:35Running 3 6:19v median +0:40
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Block 04 17:48Running 4 6:01v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:08v median +0:15
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Block 06 8:41Running 6 6:06v median +0:21
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Block 07 12:07Running 7 5:40v median −0:02
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 6:08v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:35
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.