The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:09 at Paris 2025 put Matthieu Valette & Thierry Petit 181st of 275 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:00. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Paris cost the whole field time: about 0:58 more than the average race this season, going by 1,215 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:57v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 5:41v median +0:38
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 5:54v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 5:50v median +0:28
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:54v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:45v median +0:17
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:36v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 5:59v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 275
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 275 men's teams who finished.