The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucio Román took 2nd of 10 in the 50–54 age group at Bilbao 2026, in 1:14:05.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 68th of 285. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:49. A harder second half: 3:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 0:48 faster than the average race this season, by 193 athletes who raced both. An improvement of 4:14 on Verona 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:10v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 3:46v median −0:12
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 3:59v median −0:16
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 4:20v median +0:03
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:27v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:18v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 4:23v median +0:03
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 4:34v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 285
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 285 men who finished.