The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Akash Malhotra finished 763rd of 1,513 men in the Open division at Lyon 2026, in 1:24:42.
A station race more than a running one: 61% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 3:19 faster at Lyon 2026 than at Geneva 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 3:50v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 4:39v median +0:06
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:08v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 5:21v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:15v median +0:14
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:24v median +0:29
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:12v median +0:18
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 5:28v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.