The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:39 at Mechelen 2026 put Bex Minchin-Hepburn 712th of 776 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 12:45 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 2:17. 10:25 slower than at New York 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 4:45v median +0:29
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:08v median +0:44
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Block 03 14:46Running 3 7:21v median +1:42
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Block 04 15:55Running 4 7:43v median +2:01
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 7:58v median +2:05
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:37v median +1:52
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Block 07 14:27Running 7 7:36v median +1:54
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Block 08 18:47Running 8 8:40v median +2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:45
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.