The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Valette finished 496th of 800 men in the Pro division at Lyon 2026, in 1:25:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 2:25 quicker than the median and 32nd of 800. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 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 7:52Running 1 3:48v median +0:37
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:47v median +0:42
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Block 03 12:17Running 3 5:23v median +0:51
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 5:43v median +1:11
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:26v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:26v median +0:59
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:27v median +0:55
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:44v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.