The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:05 at Lyon 2026 put Paul DESBREST 490th of 800 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 7:36 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Lyon ran slow: the 384 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:35 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:47Running 1 2:40v median −0:31
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 3:43v median −0:22
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Block 03 18:48Running 3 4:29v median −0:03
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 3:58v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:13v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:20v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:17v median −0:15
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 4:22v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.