The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:13:32 at Mechelen 2026 put Laura Derks 749th of 776 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:49, behind 92% 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 11:43Running 1 6:23v median +2:07
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Block 02 11:23Running 2 8:00v median +2:36
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Block 03 15:00Running 3 8:35v median +2:56
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Block 04 17:38Running 4 8:59v median +3:17
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Block 05 15:37Running 5 9:38v median +3:45
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 8:50v median +3:05
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Block 07 19:10Running 7 9:37v median +3:55
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Block 08 18:31Running 8 10:34v median +4:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:49
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.