The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dylan Caruso won the Open division at Mechelen 2026 in 54:36, first of 747 men.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:25 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 99% of the field.
Mechelen ran fast: the 1,568 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:00 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 7 finishes in the Open division for Dylan Caruso.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:28Running 1 2:36v median −1:05
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Block 02 5:09Running 2 3:17v median −1:18
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Block 03 6:23Running 3 3:26v median −1:26
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Block 04 6:26Running 4 3:29v median −1:23
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Block 05 7:18Running 5 3:28v median −1:34
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Block 06 4:47Running 6 3:26v median −1:28
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Block 07 6:28Running 7 3:26v median −1:26
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Block 08 7:01Running 8 3:39v median −1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 743
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 743 men who finished.