The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Paris 2024, Benjamin Soubieguillot & Valentin Bibens crossed the line in 1:11:14: 325th of 865 men's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:08 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Paris cost the whole field time: about 1:26 more than the average race this season, going by 570 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:39v median +0:17
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:46v median −0:11
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Block 03 8:25Running 3 5:16v median −0:01
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Block 04 8:06Running 4 5:23v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 5:21v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 5:18v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:26Running 7 5:12v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:24v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 855
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 855 men's teams who finished.