The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilya Kashkarev finished 329th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:09:34, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 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 7:53Running 1 3:32v median −1:04
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 3:25v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 3:42v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 3:43v median −0:59
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 3:51v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:34Running 6 3:45v median −0:55
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 3:41v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 3:59v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
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.