The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Gongora finished 906th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:21:26.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 4:08 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:23 better against the middle of the field 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 8:57Running 1 4:39v median +0:03
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Block 02 11:27Running 2 4:20v median −0:04
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Block 03 8:43Running 3 4:41v median +0:00
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:50v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:00v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 6:41v median +2:01
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:28v median +1:48
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Block 08 9:32Running 8 4:51v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.