The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Demi Van Der Veen finished 664th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:52:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:33 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Mechelen 2026 and Gent 2025 were 2:27 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:17Running 1 4:46v median +0:30
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Block 02 10:06Running 2 6:08v median +0:44
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:37v median +0:58
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Block 04 16:47Running 4 6:55v median +1:13
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Block 05 12:40Running 5 6:51v median +0:58
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:01v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:38Running 7 7:10v median +1:28
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Block 08 16:36Running 8 8:17v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
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.