The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, Hamid Sabri crossed the line in 1:19:07: 395th of 988 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:02. A harder second half: 4:53 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 2:46v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:21v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:48v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 4:39v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:46v median −0:42
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 4:51v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 4:53v median −0:32
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 4:13v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.