The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Paris 2025, Walid El Meskini & Dimitri Smeralda crossed the line in 1:11:11: 280th of 851 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:32 quicker than the median and 180th of 851. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:42Running 1 3:57v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:29v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:05v median −0:20
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 5:06v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 5:11v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 5:20v median −0:04
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:33v median +0:08
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:46v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 845
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 845 men's teams who finished.