The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Benoit Villervalle finished 758th of 761 men in the Open division at Paris 2023, in 2:33:29.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 7:41. A harder second half: 3:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:41, behind 95% of the field.
Paris ran slow: the 414 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:58 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:48Running 1 4:48v median +0:46
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Block 02 18:03Running 2 9:26v median +4:09
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Block 03 18:48Running 3 9:43v median +3:59
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Block 04 20:49Running 4 8:22v median +2:42
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Block 05 14:31Running 5 8:43v median +2:46
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Block 06 11:29Running 6 8:32v median +2:54
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Block 07 21:52Running 7 9:13v median +3:35
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Block 08 23:37Running 8 11:50v median +5:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 717
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 717 men who finished.