The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Rousseau finished 433rd of 1,236 men in the Open division at Paris GP 2026, in 1:19:40, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:52 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Paris GP ran fast: the 1,315 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:30 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:11Running 1 4:30v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 4:16v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:19v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 4:21v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:25v median −0:34
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 4:24v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 4:00v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1188
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,188 men who finished.