The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, David Rubio crossed the line in 1:16:13: 177th of 567 men, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bordeaux cost the whole field time: about 0:48 more than the average race this season, going by 1,153 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:09v median +0:03
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:10v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 5:23v median +0:03
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:20v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:24v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:24v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:17v median −0:06
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:43v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.