The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Béchu finished 497th of 1,397 men in the Open division at Paris 2025, in 1:21:04, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Paris cost the whole field time: about 2:11 more than the average race this season, going by 1,951 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 3:45v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:14v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:34v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:47Running 4 4:26v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:41v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:30Running 6 4:30v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 4:39v median −0:35
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Block 08 14:30Running 8 5:20v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1381
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,381 men who finished.