The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean-Philippe Véronique finished 710th of 800 men in the Pro division at Lyon 2026, in 1:40:25.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 10:27 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:52 worse 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:38v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 3:35v median −0:30
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Block 03 20:08Running 3 4:16v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 3:54v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 3:58v median −0:35
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 3:47v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:16v median −0:16
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Block 08 21:56Running 8 4:47v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.