The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charles Benatar finished 425th of 800 men in the Pro division at Lyon 2026, in 1:22:27.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 3:23. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Lyon cost the whole field time: about 0:35 more than the average race this season, going by 384 athletes who raced both. 3:34 slower than at Amsterdam 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:02v median −0:09
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Block 02 12:15Running 2 4:04v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:19v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:35Running 4 4:21v median −0:11
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:18v median −0:15
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:10v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 4:10v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 4:28v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.