The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilan Richard finished 313th of 1,442 men in the Open division at Bordeaux 2025, in 1:13:54, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:24, was faster than 92% of the field.
Bordeaux gave the field time back: about 0:56 faster than the average race this season, by 1,721 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:04v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:43v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:17v median −0:29
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 4:12v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:27v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:07v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 3:59v median −0:48
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 4:48v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.