The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jolien Struyf finished 641st of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:50:15.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:32. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:47 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
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 10:25Running 1 5:01v median +0:45
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 6:00v median +0:36
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 6:09v median +0:30
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Block 04 15:21Running 4 6:08v median +0:26
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Block 05 12:09Running 5 6:14v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:20v median +0:35
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Block 07 12:53Running 7 6:13v median +0:31
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 8:05v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.