The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:30 at Lyon 2026 put Erik Devesse 772nd of 800 men in the Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 32% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. A harder second half: 8:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:40, behind 96% of the field.
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 8:00Running 1 3:48v median +0:37
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Block 02 9:59Running 2 5:14v median +1:09
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Block 03 14:45Running 3 6:15v median +1:43
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Block 04 13:04Running 4 7:21v median +2:49
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Block 05 13:25Running 5 8:42v median +4:09
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Block 06 10:57Running 6 8:31v median +4:04
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Block 07 12:50Running 7 7:34v median +3:02
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Block 08 17:59Running 8 9:58v median +5:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:40
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.