The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:09:38 at Bilbao 2026 put Xoel Lana Calleja 335th of 1,500 men in the Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:13, was faster than 94% of the field.
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 8:32Running 1 4:05v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 3:50v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 4:08v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 4:02v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:38Running 5 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:00v median −0:40
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:00v median −0:40
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 4:17v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
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.