The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laurent Desmars finished in the top 10% of the field at Bordeaux 2025, in 1:07:30 for 104th of 1,442 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:59, ahead of 97% of the field.
Bordeaux ran fast: the 1,721 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 quicker here than at their other races. Laurent Desmars's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:06v median −0:58
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 3:34v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 3:54v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 3:49v median −0:55
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 3:49v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 3:50v median −0:55
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 3:48v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 4:00v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.