The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diane Mwanza finished 640th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:50:13.
A station race more than a running one: 37% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:57 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better 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 10:44Running 1 5:18v median +1:02
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 6:37v median +1:13
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 7:10v median +1:31
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Block 04 16:08Running 4 7:13v median +1:31
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 7:24v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 7:07v median +1:22
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 7:04v median +1:22
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 8:03v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:11
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.