The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:48 at Lyon 2026 put Nicolas Smet 886th of 1,513 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:18 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 3:52 faster at Lyon 2026 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:32v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 4:32v median −0:01
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Block 03 11:50Running 3 5:04v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 5:06v median +0:09
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:06v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:01v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 5:30v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
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.