The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, Brice Laplace crossed the line in 1:23:37: 281st of 567 men, faster than 50% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bordeaux ran slow: the 1,153 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:48 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:21Running 1 2:48v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:31v median −0:27
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 5:43v median +0:23
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:57v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:54v median −0:32
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 4:51v median −0:30
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 4:45v median −0:38
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Block 08 14:41Running 8 4:08v median −0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.