The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Marseille 2024, Mehdi Soualem crossed the line in 1:14:13: 360th of 1,477 men, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Marseille ran fast: the 895 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:30 quicker here than at their other races. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for Mehdi Soualem.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:24Running 1 5:43v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 3:57v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:15v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 4:14v median −0:27
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:10v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:21Running 6 4:11v median −0:28
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 4:12v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 4:32v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1437
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,437 men who finished.