The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jose Antonio Plasencia León finished 974th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:23:27.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:01. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:36 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 9:18Running 1 4:44v median +0:08
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 4:16v median −0:08
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:49v median +0:08
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Block 04 15:28Running 4 9:53v median +5:11
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 5:12v median +0:24
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:47v median +0:07
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 4:45v median +0:05
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:02v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.