The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Paris 2025, Meik Rothe crossed the line in 1:24:07: 595th of 1,347 men, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:11 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Paris cost the whole field time: about 2:11 more than the average race this season, going by 1,951 athletes who raced both. 10:38 faster than at Hamburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:44v median +1:34
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 4:57v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:27v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:16v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:19v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:08v median −0:05
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 5:24v median +0:11
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 5:50v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.