The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Paris GP 2026, Melodie Gerouard & Marine Mandon crossed the line in 1:22:41: 94th of 273 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:50 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:03 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 Paris GP gained about 0:53.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:49Running 1 5:46v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:14v median −0:24
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:26v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 5:23v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:17Running 5 5:41v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:28v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 5:38v median −0:23
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 4:55v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 268
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 268 women's teams who finished.