The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maxim le Dain finished 316th of 800 men in the Pro division at Lyon 2026, in 1:18:05, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:59 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Lyon ran slow: the 384 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:35 slower here than at their other races. An improvement of 1:58 on Paris 1 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:59v median −0:12
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 3:47v median −0:18
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Block 03 12:37Running 3 3:55v median −0:37
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:02v median −0:30
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:58v median −0:35
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 3:57v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 3:58v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 4:07v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.