The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:16:24 at Nice 2026 put Marveen Merlhiot & Sacha Cacciottolo 263rd of 412 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:16 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:13v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:54v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:54v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 4:55v median −0:12
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:05v median −0:10
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:07v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 5:05v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:14v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 408
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 408 men's teams who finished.