The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:38 at Mechelen 2026 put Mariska Van Eijden 618th of 776 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:59, behind 96% of the field.
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 9:36Running 1 4:27v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 6:04v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 6:29v median +0:50
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Block 04 14:32Running 4 6:28v median +0:46
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:53v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:58v median +1:13
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 6:37v median +0:55
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Block 08 15:39Running 8 9:20v median +3:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:59
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.