The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Connolly finished 1,105th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:26:58.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 16% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 4:03 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 3:22. 2:54 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:39Running 1 9:50v median +5:14
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:34v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:03v median +0:22
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 4:55v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:10v median +0:22
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 5:04v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:01v median +0:21
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Block 08 11:49Running 8 5:22v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:19
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.