The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Connor Welsh finished 1,095th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:26:43.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:33 on the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:11. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:40 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 3:22. 0:15 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 5:05v median +0:29
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 4:56v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:12v median +0:31
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 5:15v median +0:33
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:13v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:21v median +0:41
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:25v median +0:45
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 5:44v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:16
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.