The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Oliver Paterson at Bilbao 2026: 1:05:00, 132nd of 1,500 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 2:13 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 3:22 faster than the average race this season, by 741 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Oliver Paterson.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:36v median −1:00
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Block 02 5:12Running 2 3:41v median −0:43
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Block 03 6:13Running 3 3:58v median −0:43
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 3:51v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:33Running 5 4:05v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:55v median −0:45
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Block 07 7:53Running 7 3:47v median −0:53
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 3:58v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1483
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,483 men who finished.