The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Marseille 2024, Fabrice De Valens crossed the line in 1:22:05: 718th of 1,477 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:02. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse 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 9:20Running 1 5:03v median −0:51
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:07v median −0:14
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 4:20v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:59Running 4 4:06v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:15v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 4:07v median −0:32
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 4:11v median −0:25
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 4:47v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:39
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.