The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Paris 2025, Nicolas Mercadal & Laurine David crossed the line in 1:22:14: 178th of 502 mixed teams, faster than 65% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Paris. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:40v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:39v median −0:06
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:54v median −0:08
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:58v median −0:04
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:57v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 6:24v median +0:18
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 6:18v median +0:07
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 6:49v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 498
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 498 mixed teams who finished.