The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:45 at Mechelen 2026 put Nicole Pijnappels 673rd of 776 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:33. The race faded late: the second half went 7:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:47 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
The field ran 1:18 faster at Mechelen 2026 than at Amsterdam 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 4:43v median +0:27
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Block 02 10:57Running 2 7:17v median +1:53
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:33v median +0:54
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 6:52v median +1:10
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 7:17v median +1:24
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:14v median +1:29
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 7:26v median +1:44
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Block 08 18:11Running 8 8:58v median +2:39
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.