The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Coutin took 3rd of 84 in the 35–39 age group at Lyon 2026, in 1:05:34.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:34, ahead of 93% of the field.
The field ran 2:34 faster at Lyon 2026 than at Bordeaux 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:41Running 1 2:45v median −0:42
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:04v median −0:22
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 4:20v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:24v median −0:27
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 4:11v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 4:13v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 4:13v median −0:36
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Block 08 8:04Running 8 4:30v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 493
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 493 men who finished.