The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Laurent Balangué finished 294th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:08:45, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 3:22 faster than the average race this season, by 741 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:50v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 3:38v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:13v median −0:28
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:01v median −0:41
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:12v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:03v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:30Running 7 3:56v median −0:44
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:08v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:39
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.