The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julien Besse finished 1,298th of 1,562 men in the Open division at Nice 2026, in 1:35:16.
The stations carried this race: faster than 30% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:24 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:38v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:36v median +1:05
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 5:39v median +0:45
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Block 04 12:13Running 4 5:55v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 6:08v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 5:52v median +0:57
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Block 07 12:16Running 7 5:53v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:46Running 8 8:09v median +3:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.