The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Mathilde Blanc & Paul Nigou at Paris 2025: 1:09:25, 50th of 714 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:46, ahead of 95% of the field.
Paris ran slow: the 947 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:14v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:34v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:20Running 3 4:27v median −1:30
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:27v median −1:30
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:34v median −1:26
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:32v median −1:23
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:48v median −1:13
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 5:00v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 711
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 711 mixed teams who finished.