The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melvyn Besnard finished in the top 10% of the field at Bordeaux 2025, in 1:06:03 for 75th of 1,431 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:23 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:10, ahead of 95% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Bordeaux 2025 and Paris 2025 were 4:58 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:38Running 1 4:20v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 3:45v median −0:36
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 4:05v median −0:39
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 3:58v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 4:00v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 3:51v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 3:49v median −0:54
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Block 08 8:43Running 8 4:28v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1414
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,414 men who finished.