The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mélanie MORTELETTE & Stéphane Sanglier at Paris 2025: 1:08:07, 27th of 640 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:50 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:51, ahead of 94% of the field.
Paris cost the whole field time: about 1:37 more than the average race this season, going by 947 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:49v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 4:03v median −1:44
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Block 03 9:20Running 3 4:34v median −1:26
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 4:19v median −1:46
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Block 05 8:45Running 5 4:29v median −1:39
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:27v median −1:36
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Block 07 8:09Running 7 4:22v median −1:49
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Block 08 9:01Running 8 4:35v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 637
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 637 mixed teams who finished.