Editions
5
2022 – 2026
Total finishers
8,805
Median time
5:28:51
♂ 5:23:50|♀ 6:00:46
Women
14.8%
Last edition : 16.5%
Record ♂
3:40:59
Barreau · 2024
Record ♀
4:16:08
Mathieux · 2023
The race in numbers
Race Insight analysed 5 editions of the Frenchman L, from 2022 to 2026: 8,805 finishers in total. Across these editions, the median finish time is 5:28:51 (men 5:23:50, women 6:00:46).
In 2022 the race had 915 finishers, 11.9% of them women; in 2026, 2,255 finishers and 16.5% women.
The fastest time on record is 3:40:59 by Quentin Barreau in 2024; the women's best is 4:16:08 by Justine Mathieux in 2023.
Source : Statistics computed by Race Insight from official results (Frenchman L).
Across the editions
Finishers
Median time
● ● ♂ ● ♀% women
Under 5 h
All editions
Finish time distribution, all editions
Finishers per minute. The spikes just before round hours and half hours show runners chasing their goal.
50.0% of finishers were slower than you
To finish in 5:28:51, roughly:
Swim
0:39:31
2:05 /100m
Through at 0:39:31
T1
0:04:41
Through at 0:44:12
Bike
2:41:53
33.4 km/h
20.7 mph
Through at 3:26:05
T2
0:03:31
Through at 3:29:36
Run
1:59:14
5:39 /km
10.6 km/h
9:06 /mi
Through at 5:28:50
Estimated from the splits of finishers close to this time, men and women together.
10 finishers after 8:49 are not shown.
Milestones
Share of finishers under each milestone time.
Under 4h307.5% · 656
♂ 8.5%|♀ 1.5%
Under 5 h25.8% · 2,276
♂ 29.0%|♀ 7.6%
Under 5h3051.0% · 4,492
♂ 55.5%|♀ 25.5%
Under 6 h72.9% · 6,416
♂ 77.0%|♀ 49.3%
Under 6h3087.5% · 7,703
The disciplinesPaces and speeds are based on 1.9 km · 90 km · 21.1 km (official distances for this format). Some races may be a little shorter or longer.
Median time, pace and speed of each discipline, men and women.
Swim
0:38:48
2:03 /100m
♂ 0:38:26|♀ 0:40:47
T1
0:04:32
♂ 0:04:30|♀ 0:04:43
Bike
2:37:27
34.3 km/h
♂ 2:34:50|♀ 2:54:44
T2
0:03:27
♂ 0:03:24|♀ 0:03:43
Run
1:52:42
5:20 /km
♂ 1:50:57|♀ 2:03:16
Paces and speeds are based on 1.9 km · 90 km · 21.1 km (official distances for this format). Some races may be a little shorter or longer.
How does this race compare with other half Ironman / 70.3 races?Average half Ironman time by age and discipline →
Age groups
10-year age groups, from the editions with precise enough ages.
Finishers by age
MenWomen
Median time by age
● Men● Women
Best times, all editions
Men
| 1 | Quentin Barreau | 2024 | 3:40:59 |
| 2 | Antony Costes | 2022 | 3:41:10 |
| 3 | Mathieu Merland | 2025 | 3:41:33 |
| 4 | Arnaud Guilloux | 2026 | 3:41:51 |
| 5 | Casimir Moine | 2024 | 3:42:29 |
| 6 | Remi Delagarde | 2025 | 3:42:53 |
| 7 | Emmanuel Lejeune | 2025 | 3:43:28 |
| 8 | Bastien Kerangoff | 2025 | 3:44:36 |
| 9 | Denis Chevrot | 2026 |