The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philippe Gousse finished 285th of 285 men in the Pro division at Bilbao 2026, in 2:10:51.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:40 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:29 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
The field ran 1:33 faster at Bilbao 2026 than at Rome 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:30v median +2:23
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Block 02 12:46Running 2 6:13v median +2:15
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Block 03 15:43Running 3 8:12v median +3:57
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Block 04 17:00Running 4 8:03v median +3:46
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 8:05v median +3:44
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Block 06 10:54Running 6 8:03v median +3:48
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Block 07 19:12Running 7 7:57v median +3:37
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Block 08 21:12Running 8 9:51v median +5:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:29
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.