The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mohamed Benrached finished 265th of 315 men in the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, in 1:38:38.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:35 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:36 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. 7:33 slower than at Helsinki 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 3:39v median +0:31
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 6:04v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:17Running 3 6:09v median +0:47
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 6:16v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:31v median +1:04
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:48v median +1:22
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Block 07 13:59Running 7 6:37v median +0:56
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Block 08 14:15Running 8 6:40v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:48
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 120
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 120 men who finished.