The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Annika Hemsing finished in the top 10% of the field at Mechelen 2026, in 1:17:53 for 79th of 776 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:28 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:57, was faster than 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 8:46Running 1 3:54v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:46v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:01v median −0:38
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:58v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:05v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:04v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 5:17v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.