The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Callum Coles finished 1,143rd of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:28:13.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 15% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:05Running 1 3:41v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 3:50v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 5:31v median +0:50
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Block 04 16:11Running 4 9:37v median +4:55
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 7:49v median +3:01
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:22v median +1:42
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:05v median −0:35
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Block 08 11:04Running 8 4:28v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.