The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Keith Byrne finished 448th of 515 men in the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, in 1:47:28.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:29. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:55 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
Bordeaux ran slow: the 1,153 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:48 slower here than at their other races. That was 8:40 off the time at Copenhagen 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:00v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:33Running 2 5:56v median +0:57
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Block 03 12:54Running 3 6:19v median +0:55
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Block 04 13:51Running 4 6:52v median +1:28
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Block 05 14:18Running 5 8:44v median +3:09
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:43v median +1:15
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Block 07 13:21Running 7 7:01v median +1:31
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Block 08 16:24Running 8 7:01v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 509
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 509 men who finished.