The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bilbao 2026, Javier López crossed the line in 1:08:51: 302nd of 1,500 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 3:22.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:11v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 3:50v median −0:34
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Block 03 8:00Running 3 3:50v median −0:51
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 3:48v median −0:54
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:50v median −0:58
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:41v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 3:50v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 3:55v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.