The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Inez Vandenbrande finished 675th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:53:57.
A station race more than a running one: 44% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:55 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 2:17 faster than the average race this season, by 665 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:16v median +1:00
-
Block 02 10:26Running 2 7:31v median +2:07
-
Block 03 13:26Running 3 7:45v median +2:06
-
Block 04 15:44Running 4 7:51v median +2:09
-
Block 05 13:00Running 5 7:52v median +1:59
-
Block 06 10:35Running 6 7:48v median +2:03
-
Block 07 13:10Running 7 7:41v median +1:59
-
Block 08 16:22Running 8 9:27v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:10
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.