The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:16 at Lyon 2026 put Damien Thoniel 651st of 800 men in the Pro division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 31% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:23. A harder second half: 2:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Lyon cost the whole field time: about 0:35 more than the average race this season, going by 384 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:42Running 1 3:51v median +0:40
-
Block 02 10:26Running 2 4:56v median +0:51
-
Block 03 13:32Running 3 5:26v median +0:54
-
Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:35v median +1:03
-
Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:35v median +1:02
-
Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:31v median +1:04
-
Block 07 10:44Running 7 5:47v median +1:15
-
Block 08 14:34Running 8 6:38v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.