The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, Mark Whittle crossed the line in 1:15:41: 272nd of 988 men, faster than 73% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:38 on the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Bordeaux 2026 and Paris 2024 were 6:56 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 2:55v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:50v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 5:10v median −0:11
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 5:08v median −0:12
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:49v median +2:21
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:10v median −0:14
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 5:12v median −0:13
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:30v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 782
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 782 men who finished.