The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Markus Dillenburger finished 919th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:21:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:22 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:31 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 3:22 faster than the average race this season, by 741 athletes who raced both. 6:21 faster than at Stuttgart 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:51Running 1 4:32v median −0:04
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:33v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:11v median +0:30
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Block 04 9:19Running 4 4:57v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:55Running 5 5:25v median +0:37
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:08v median +0:28
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:55v median +0:15
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 5:28v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.