The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Mechelen 2026, Isabel Wadsworth crossed the line in 1:25:33: 103rd of 300 women, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:33. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:00 better 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. Isabel Wadsworth's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 3:38v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:26v median −0:52
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 4:37v median −0:54
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 4:45v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:42v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:41v median −0:55
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 4:42v median −0:51
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 4:57v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 298
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 298 women who finished.