The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benjamin Andrieux finished 455th of 616 men in the Open division at Athens 2026, in 1:36:54.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 1:04. The race faded late: the second half went 1:23 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Athens gained about 1:07. That was 5:27 off the time at Bordeaux 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:28Running 1 6:42v median +1:27
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Block 02 9:01Running 2 5:40v median +1:03
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:53v median +0:54
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 6:02v median +1:07
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:05v median +1:02
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 6:42v median +1:48
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 5:52v median +1:00
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Block 08 13:13Running 8 6:47v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 607
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 607 men who finished.