The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Paris GP 2026, Richard Butland crossed the line in 1:24:03: 582nd of 1,236 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 68% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:14. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Paris GP gained about 1:30.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:04Running 1 4:51v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:30v median −0:06
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:22v median −0:33
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 4:32v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:38v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:32v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:30v median −0:33
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Block 08 14:07Running 8 4:52v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.