The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Will Tillett finished 293rd of 1,431 men in the Open division at Bordeaux 2025, in 1:12:48, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:14, ahead of 94% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:41Running 1 4:17v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 3:42v median −0:39
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 3:52v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 3:56v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 4:03v median −0:44
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:56v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 3:53v median −0:50
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 4:13v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.