The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:00 at Bordeaux 2026 put Thomas Caruana on the age-group podium: 3rd of 10 in the 55–59 age group.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 29% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:39 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:58 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 7:47Running 1 2:51v median −0:16
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:29v median −0:29
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Block 03 11:52Running 3 4:37v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:30v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:34v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:29v median −0:55
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 4:25v median −1:00
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 3:45v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.