The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Sheldon finished 1,266th of 1,347 men in the Open division at Paris 2025, in 1:56:35.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:14. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:52, 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 9:22Running 1 4:52v median +0:42
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 6:16v median +1:27
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Block 03 13:28Running 3 7:14v median +1:58
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Block 04 18:50Running 4 7:13v median +1:59
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 7:09v median +1:48
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:11v median +1:58
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Block 07 15:07Running 7 7:23v median +2:10
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Block 08 19:35Running 8 10:08v median +4:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1325
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,325 men who finished.