The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emma Hourez finished 697th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:56:29.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:45 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 4:14v median −0:02
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:49v median +0:25
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 6:45v median +1:06
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Block 04 18:13Running 4 6:31v median +0:49
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Block 05 13:53Running 5 8:17v median +2:24
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 6:33v median +0:48
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Block 07 13:37Running 7 6:16v median +0:34
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Block 08 18:42Running 8 7:17v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.