The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mervyn Lye finished 323rd of 417 men in the Open division at Lisboa 2026, in 1:34:42.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:03 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:43 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Lisboa cost the whole field time: about 1:22 more than the average race this season, going by 572 athletes who raced both. Mervyn Lye's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 4:22v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:51Running 2 5:36v median +0:57
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 5:50v median +0:48
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:57v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:07v median +0:56
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:13v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 6:15v median +1:10
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Block 08 13:42Running 8 6:44v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 415
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 415 men who finished.