The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dong Chen finished 550th of 567 men in the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, in 2:08:35.
The wall balls cost the most time: 7:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:36 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 11:30Running 1 6:42v median +3:36
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Block 02 11:52Running 2 6:44v median +1:46
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Block 03 14:57Running 3 7:05v median +1:45
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 7:22v median +2:04
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 7:54v median +2:28
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Block 06 11:11Running 6 7:43v median +2:22
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Block 07 18:34Running 7 6:59v median +1:36
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Block 08 22:53Running 8 7:40v median +2:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.