The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Gauchet & Fabien Montrichard finished 346th of 481 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division at Lyon 2026, in 1:16:10.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. The roxzone cost time: 8:04, behind 90% of the field.
Lyon cost the whole field time: about 1:12 more than the average race this season, going by 185 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 3:25v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:27v median +0:15
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 5:15v median +0:38
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 5:19v median +0:44
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:27v median +0:51
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:19v median +0:47
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:02v median +0:25
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 5:30v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:04
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.