The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:40:23 at Vienna 2026 put Melanie Van den Berg 969th of 974 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 14:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 23:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:32, behind 99% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Vienna gained about 0:36. An improvement of 7:36 on Gent 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:27Running 1 7:39v median +1:27
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 7:12v median +1:38
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Block 03 16:41Running 3 7:58v median +2:06
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Block 04 22:05Running 4 8:03v median +2:08
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Block 05 14:33Running 5 8:23v median +2:24
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Block 06 12:17Running 6 8:32v median +2:41
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Block 07 26:04Running 7 8:43v median +2:51
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Block 08 32:12Running 8 11:06v median +4:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 960
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 960 women who finished.