The race, in three figures
The race, in words
christophe Peres took 3rd of 18 in the 50–54 age group at Bordeaux 2026, in 1:21:04.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 0:36 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 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 0:48. 6:20 slower than at Toulouse 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:51Running 1 2:33v median −0:33
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:37v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:52v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:07v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:51v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 4:49v median −0:34
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 4:23v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 330
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 330 men who finished.