The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:24 at Bilbao 2026 put Alejandro Fernandez Escapa 855th of 1,500 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 62% of the field beaten on the stations, against 29% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:20v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 4:54v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:18v median +0:37
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 5:12v median +0:30
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:16v median +0:28
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:00v median +0:20
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 4:54v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:18v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.