The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:06:19 at Lyon 2026 put Alex Engel & Jean Ruaux 153rd of 481 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Lyon ran slow: the 185 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:12 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 3:23v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:10v median −0:02
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Block 03 9:03Running 3 4:33v median −0:04
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 4:31v median −0:04
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 4:34v median −0:02
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:17v median −0:15
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 4:27v median −0:10
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Block 08 8:40Running 8 4:27v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 481
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 481 men's teams who finished.