The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rafael López Martínez finished 940th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:22:32.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:17 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:59 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 4:53v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:31v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:42v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 4:52v median +0:10
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:55v median +0:07
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 4:37v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 4:37v median −0:03
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 5:31v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.