The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Lyon 2026, Marie Balandreau & Julie Abecassis crossed the line in 1:24:28: 218th of 549 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:51 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:05v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:18v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 5:28v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:29v median −0:34
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 5:26v median −0:43
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:20v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:21v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 5:38v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:26
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.