The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samuel Rizzo finished 800th of 1,513 men in the Open division at Lyon 2026, in 1:25:24.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:25 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 5:43 faster at Lyon 2026 than at Paris 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:04v median +0:31
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 5:23v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:57v median +0:55
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Block 04 11:52Running 4 6:07v median +1:10
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:51v median +0:50
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:29v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:23v median +0:29
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 5:35v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
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.