The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gaël Besnard finished 72nd of 115 men in the Pro division at Paris 2025, in 1:28:36.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:24 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Paris cost the whole field time: about 3:34 more than the average race this season, going by 222 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:09v median +0:29
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Block 02 9:25Running 2 4:52v median +0:35
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Block 03 14:08Running 3 5:26v median +0:40
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 5:22v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:27v median +0:36
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:10v median +0:25
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:28v median +0:37
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:58v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 113
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 113 men who finished.