The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bordeaux 2025, Romain Benoit & Flavien Benoit crossed the line in 1:07:31: 266th of 874 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:09 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 0:39.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 4:19v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:04v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 5:04v median +0:14
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 4:35v median −0:15
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:30v median −0:25
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:23v median −0:28
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 4:27v median −0:26
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:32v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 865
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 865 men's teams who finished.