The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Eric Huysmans finished 843rd of 1,397 men in the Open division at Paris 2025, in 1:30:48.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:45. A harder second half: 3:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 2:10 faster at Paris 2025 than at Cologne 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 4:02v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 4:44v median −0:03
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 04 9:55Running 4 5:02v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:01v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:00v median −0:12
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:12v median −0:02
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Block 08 15:39Running 8 5:48v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.