The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Gaillardet finished 981st of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:23:34.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:58. A harder second half: 4:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:58Running 1 4:35v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:14v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:33Running 3 4:44v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:42v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:27v median −0:13
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 4:22v median −0:18
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Block 08 12:59Running 8 4:58v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.