The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sam Valentine finished in the top 10% of the field at Lyon 2026, in 1:03:28 for 33rd of 1,513 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:21 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:47 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:59, ahead of 99% of the field.
That was 0:21 off the time at London Excel 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:45Running 1 2:40v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 3:29v median −1:04
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Block 03 8:21Running 3 3:49v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 3:43v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:43v median −1:18
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:38v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:34Running 7 3:42v median −1:12
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Block 08 8:05Running 8 3:39v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1497
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,497 men who finished.