The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sanna Postelmans finished 747th of 776 women in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 2:12:59.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 5:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:24, behind 95% of the field.
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 10:41Running 1 5:37v median +1:21
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Block 02 10:44Running 2 7:54v median +2:30
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Block 03 14:23Running 3 8:13v median +2:34
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Block 04 18:49Running 4 8:20v median +2:38
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Block 05 14:36Running 5 8:38v median +2:45
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Block 06 10:42Running 6 8:26v median +2:41
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Block 07 19:02Running 7 8:35v median +2:53
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Block 08 20:48Running 8 10:42v median +4:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:24
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.