The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bilbao 2026, Noel Bolger crossed the line in 1:10:36: 380th of 1,500 men, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 89% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:09 worse 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. That was 1:10 off the time at Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:52v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 3:48v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:02Running 3 4:00v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 3:57v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:01v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:07v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 3:54v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:11v median −0:44
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.