The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bordeaux 2024, Pablo Mandel & Titouan Cazedepats crossed the line in 1:09:54: 106th of 353 men's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:04 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bordeaux ran slow: the 235 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:14 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:40v median −0:53
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Block 02 5:41Running 2 4:05v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 4:31v median −0:38
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Block 04 7:33Running 4 4:31v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:07Running 5 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 06 6:20Running 6 4:35v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:47Running 7 4:32v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:02Running 8 4:47v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 347
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 347 men's teams who finished.