The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Jones finished 469th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:12:38, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:11 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao ran fast: the 741 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:22 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 2:48 on Poznan 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:46v median +0:10
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:21v median −0:03
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:40v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 4:42v median +0:00
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:48v median +0:00
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:40v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:35v median −0:05
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:46v median −0:09
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.