The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Lyon 2026, Charlotte Poulnais & Marie Davergne crossed the line in 1:19:09: 103rd of 549 women's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 87% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:17 of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:31v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:03v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:14v median −0:50
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:11v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:11v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:15v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:53Running 7 5:12v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:39Running 8 5:21v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.