The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philippe Buteux finished 1,131st of 1,562 men in the Open division at Nice 2026, in 1:29:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:00v median +0:22
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 5:01v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:27v median +0:33
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:22v median +0:30
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:31v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:37v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 6:45v median +1:49
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 8:17v median +3:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1527
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,527 men who finished.