The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Sokolo finished 1,210th of 1,513 men in the Open division at Lyon 2026, in 1:37:30.
The runs carried this race: faster than 33% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:53Running 1 4:14v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 5:03v median +0:30
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:05v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:28v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 4:52v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:21v median +0:27
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Block 08 18:23Running 8 6:03v median +0:46
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.