The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2025, Florian Galais crossed the line in 1:20:38: 674th of 1,431 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 5:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:48Running 1 4:10v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 3:44v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:23v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 4:10v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:38v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:48v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 4:09v median −0:34
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 5:55v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:06
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.