The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thibaut Philippoussis finished in the top 10% of the field at Lyon 2026, in 1:08:59 for 54th of 735 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 77% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:46, was faster than 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Lyon 2026 and Paris 2025 were 5:43 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:32Running 1 2:30v median −1:02
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:14v median −1:18
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 3:57v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 3:46v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:50v median −1:11
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Block 06 6:48Running 6 3:48v median −1:05
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:00v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:31Running 8 4:14v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:46
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 731
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 731 men who finished.