The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Lyon 2026, Matthieu PELLAT crossed the line in 1:17:36: 180th of 495 men, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 2:52v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 4:01v median −0:25
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 4:43v median −0:11
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Block 04 8:09Running 4 4:12v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:33v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:42Running 7 4:17v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 4:40v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.