The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pauline Thomas & Pauline Soupeaux finished in the top 10% of the field at Lyon 2026, in 1:13:16 for 27th of 549 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 75% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:25, was faster than 96% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:38v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:41v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:04v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:50v median −1:13
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:55v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:53v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:54v median −1:10
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 4:52v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 546
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 546 women's teams who finished.