The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ritch Harden finished 1,031st of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:24:39.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:44. A harder second half: 2:22 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. 6:00 slower than at Hamburg 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:48v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:27v median +0:03
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:25v median +0:44
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 5:17v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:44v median +0:56
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:22v median +0:42
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:03v median +0:23
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 5:36v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.