The race, in three figures
The race, in words
LAURENT BLOUIN finished 1,026th of 1,849 men in the Open division at Toulouse 2026, in 1:23:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Toulouse ran fast: the 1,258 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 3:58 on Verona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:20v median −0:25
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 4:33v median −0:11
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:46v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:50v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:15v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 4:56v median −0:09
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Block 07 11:08Running 7 4:52v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:29Running 8 5:13v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1831
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,831 men who finished.