The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonathan Besson finished 287th of 495 men in the Open division at Lyon 2026, in 1:25:46.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:23Running 1 3:03v median −0:24
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 4:15v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:41Running 3 4:57v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:27v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:47v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:30v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 4:24v median −0:25
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 4:51v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.