The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xavier Soetaert finished 546th of 698 men in the Open division at Lyon 2026, in 1:38:34.
The runs carried this race: faster than 38% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:37 behind the median.
The field ran 5:43 faster at Lyon 2026 than at Paris 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:03v median +0:25
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 4:54v median +0:13
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Block 03 12:52Running 3 5:13v median +0:08
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Block 04 13:15Running 4 5:09v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:21v median +0:14
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:14v median +0:12
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 5:23v median +0:24
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 5:57v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:25
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.