The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gregory Piombino won the 45–49 age group at Lyon 2026 in 1:02:57, first of 36.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 2:50 on the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:15, was faster than 92% of the field.
Lyon ran slow: the 384 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:35 slower here than at their other races. Gregory Piombino's fastest of 5 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 6:34Running 1 2:42v median −0:29
-
Block 02 7:00Running 2 3:34v median −0:31
-
Block 03 7:45Running 3 3:52v median −0:40
-
Block 04 6:45Running 4 3:44v median −0:48
-
Block 05 8:06Running 5 3:52v median −0:41
-
Block 06 5:16Running 6 3:46v median −0:41
-
Block 07 7:34Running 7 3:53v median −0:39
-
Block 08 8:50Running 8 3:57v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:15
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 797
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 797 men who finished.