The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bordeaux 2026, Simon Denoel crossed the line in 1:21:35: 483rd of 988 men, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:31 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:35 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Bordeaux. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 0:48.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:36Running 1 3:17v median +0:10
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:26v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:41v median +0:20
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:38v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:55v median +0:27
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:27v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:20v median −0:05
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 4:24v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.