The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valerian Broquere finished 1,501st of 1,849 men in the Open division at Toulouse 2026, in 1:36:42.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:50 faster at Toulouse 2026 than at Madrid 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:07v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:51Running 2 5:55v median +1:11
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:08v median +1:01
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 6:05v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:42v median +1:26
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:38v median +1:33
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 6:52v median +1:47
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Block 08 15:22Running 8 7:32v median +2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1831
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,831 men who finished.