The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvyn Besnard finished in the top 10% of the field at Paris GP 2026, in 1:05:00 for 17th of 347 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:16 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:34, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Paris GP 2026 than at Bordeaux 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:18v median −0:36
-
Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:54v median −0:36
-
Block 03 6:57Running 3 4:09v median −0:37
-
Block 04 7:30Running 4 4:03v median −0:42
-
Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:05v median −0:47
-
Block 06 5:56Running 6 4:00v median −0:48
-
Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:15v median −0:37
-
Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:21v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 342
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 342 men who finished.