The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, Jean-François Doré crossed the line in 1:20:35: 439th of 988 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:08 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:35Running 1 3:02v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:48v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:58v median −0:23
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Block 04 12:33Running 4 5:06v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:03v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:08v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:08v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 4:18v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
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.