The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nathan Merle Second finished 426th of 1,347 men in the Open division at Paris 2025, in 1:19:47, faster than 68% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 281st of 1,347. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:57 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:26 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Paris. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:11.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:39v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:10v median −0:06
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 5:15v median +0:01
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:14v median −0:07
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:58v median −0:15
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:04v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 5:29v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1325
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,325 men who finished.