The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for sara lesink & malou puis at Lyon 2026: 1:14:25, 37th of 549 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:21, was faster than 86% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:16Running 1 3:44v median −0:53
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 4:46v median −0:58
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:59v median −1:05
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Block 04 8:14Running 4 4:49v median −1:14
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:52v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:47v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:59v median −1:05
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Block 08 8:42Running 8 5:01v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
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.