The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:15 at Bilbao 2026 put Dave Kelly on the age-group podium: 3rd of 10 in the 50–54 age group.
The stations carried this race: faster than 61% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao ran fast: the 193 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:48 quicker here than at their other races. 0:43 faster than at Poznan 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:26v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 4:14v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:25v median +0:10
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Block 04 8:19Running 4 4:35v median +0:18
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:39v median +0:18
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:22v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:24Running 7 4:30v median +0:10
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 4:34v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.