The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Paris 2025, Cedric Defosse crossed the line in 1:19:06: 149th of 587 men, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:08, was faster than 86% of the field.
This was a slow day in Paris. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:11. 1:01 slower than at Paris 1 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:42v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:16v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:34v median −0:42
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 4:32v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:48v median −0:39
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 07 9:06Running 7 4:37v median −0:41
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 4:58v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 572
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 572 men who finished.