The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:21 at Bilbao 2026 put Hugo Roland 1,116th of 1,500 men in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:30. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bilbao ran fast: the 741 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:22 quicker here than at their other races. 0:16 faster than at Paris 1 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:36v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:37v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:13v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:04v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:23v median +0:35
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:08v median +0:28
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 5:11v median +0:31
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Block 08 13:09Running 8 5:36v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.