The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:28 at Paris 2025 put Nicolas De Sousa 1,105th of 1,397 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 17% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 2:42 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:54, behind 91% of the field.
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 9:36Running 1 4:58v median +0:47
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:25v median +0:38
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 6:32v median +1:17
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 6:28v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:16v median +0:57
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:01v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 6:07v median +0:53
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Block 08 14:26Running 8 7:05v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
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.