The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:23 at Lyon 2026 put Neil Benoist & Nicolas Plesca 355th of 481 men's teams in the Doubles Pro division.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:55, behind 95% 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 7:03Running 1 3:19v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:40v median +0:28
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Block 03 8:44Running 3 5:10v median +0:33
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:08v median +0:33
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 5:00v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:28v median +0:56
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:29v median +0:52
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:17v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
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.