The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Paris 2025, Nicolas Benard crossed the line in 1:23:34: 582nd of 1,397 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 4:24v median +0:13
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:42v median −0:05
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Block 03 10:30Running 3 5:08v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:06v median −0:05
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:51v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:56Running 7 4:41v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 5:13v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:15
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.