The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2025, Gael Normandin crossed the line in 1:16:56: 451st of 1,442 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 83% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:16 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bordeaux gained about 0:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 5:33v median +0:29
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:47v median +0:22
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:56v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:57v median +0:13
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:53v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 4:58v median +0:13
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:44v median −0:03
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 4:58v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.