The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Paris GP 2026, Axel Biolay crossed the line in 1:20:18: 458th of 1,236 men, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:22 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:51 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Paris GP gave the field time back: about 1:30 faster than the average race this season, by 1,315 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:13v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:38v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:01v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:53v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:06v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:07v median +0:08
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:52v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 4:44v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
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.