The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:55 at Mechelen 2026 put Dylan Caron 258th of 561 men in the Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:21 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Mechelen gave the field time back: about 3:00 faster than the average race this season, by 1,568 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:24v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:21v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 4:41v median −0:08
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:24v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:29v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 4:24v median −0:25
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 4:50v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 556
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 556 men who finished.