The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Igotz Ardeo won the 55–59 age group at Bilbao 2026 in 1:11:23, first of 25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 79% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:03 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:08 worse 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 9:01Running 1 4:25v median −0:11
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Block 02 6:25Running 2 4:11v median −0:13
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Block 03 7:52Running 3 4:27v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:44Running 4 4:33v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:36v median +0:48
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:17v median −0:23
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:28v median −0:12
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:42v median −0:13
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.