The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2024, Mika Kirn crossed the line in 1:24:28: 323rd of 809 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:36. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Bordeaux. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:38.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:05Running 1 4:49v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:10v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:50v median −0:26
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 4:40v median −0:36
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:42v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 4:47v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:48v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:19Running 8 4:55v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 783
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 783 men who finished.