The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bilbao 2026, Rubén Leza crossed the line in 1:15:58: 645th of 1,500 men, faster than 57% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 79% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:02 ahead of the median.
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 8:46Running 1 4:31v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:43v median +0:19
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:50v median +0:09
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Block 04 8:39Running 4 4:39v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:50v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:50v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:08Running 7 4:51v median +0:11
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:24v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.