The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brendan Le Bouedec finished 516th of 698 men in the Open division at Lyon 2026, in 1:35:03.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:03. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:19 faster at Lyon 2026 than at Geneva 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:23v median −0:15
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 4:23v median −0:18
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 4:55v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 4:57v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:10v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:07v median +0:05
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 5:03v median +0:04
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 5:57v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 688
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 688 men who finished.