The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Albert finished 279th of 1,431 men in the Open division at Bordeaux 2025, in 1:12:29, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:10. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bordeaux ran fast: the 1,721 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:56 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:14v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 3:41v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:07Running 3 3:46v median −0:58
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Block 04 8:52Running 4 3:41v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 3:56v median −0:51
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Block 06 5:36Running 6 3:44v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 4:03v median −0:40
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 4:42v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.