The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ander Gaviña finished 696th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:17:02, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:34Running 1 4:00v median −0:36
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:00v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 4:32v median −0:09
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Block 04 10:21Running 4 4:19v median −0:23
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:44v median −0:04
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:39v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 4:38v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 4:37v median −0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.