The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:30 at Bilbao 2026 put Carlos Sansinena 1,120th of 1,500 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:43 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 9:35Running 1 4:41v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:15v median −0:09
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:08v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:02v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:05v median +0:17
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:45v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 4:44v median +0:04
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:05v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.