The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aljaz Ploj won the Open division at Bordeaux 2025 in 56:01, first of 1,442 men.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:19, ahead of 99% of the field.
The field ran 1:59 faster at Bordeaux 2025 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:45Running 1 3:41v median −1:23
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Block 02 5:03Running 2 3:03v median −1:22
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Block 03 6:26Running 3 3:10v median −1:36
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 3:07v median −1:37
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Block 05 7:10Running 5 3:08v median −1:42
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Block 06 4:36Running 6 3:06v median −1:39
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Block 07 5:55Running 7 3:04v median −1:43
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 3:23v median −2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.