The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bengaluru 2026, Vaishnavi Patel crossed the line in 2:05:51: 248th of 625 women, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:38. The race faded late: the second half went 3:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bengaluru ran slow: the 180 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:12 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:05Running 1 6:17v median −0:46
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 6:37v median −0:36
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Block 03 16:00Running 3 6:44v median −0:56
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Block 04 16:51Running 4 6:59v median −0:45
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Block 05 13:03Running 5 6:54v median −1:04
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Block 06 10:22Running 6 7:02v median −0:43
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Block 07 16:28Running 7 7:26v median −0:16
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Block 08 20:29Running 8 8:04v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 619
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 619 women who finished.