The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Florian Somnier finished 406th of 1,477 men in the Open division at Marseille 2024, in 1:15:12, faster than 73% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:40 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:29 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Marseille gave the field time back: about 0:30 faster than the average race this season, by 895 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:44Running 1 7:13v median +1:19
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 5:42v median +1:21
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:50v median +1:06
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 4:10v median −0:31
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:18v median −0:21
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 4:08v median −0:28
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 4:23v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.