The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merel Van Carpels finished 685th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:55:16.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:51. The race faded late: the second half went 11:16 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 10:21Running 1 4:53v median +0:37
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 6:03v median +0:39
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 6:11v median +0:32
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Block 04 15:26Running 4 6:26v median +0:44
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:34v median +0:41
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Block 06 9:27Running 6 6:31v median +0:46
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Block 07 16:12Running 7 6:24v median +0:42
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Block 08 21:39Running 8 8:08v median +1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.