The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:22 at Bordeaux 2024 put César Valverde 378th of 809 men in the Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:12. The race faded late: the second half went 3:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bordeaux cost the whole field time: about 2:38 more than the average race this season, going by 499 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 4:56v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:33v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:03v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 4:48v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 5:00v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:53v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:56v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 5:51v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.