The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gabriele Spinelli finished 1,147th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:28:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 3:52 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:34 worse 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 9:28Running 1 4:51v median +0:15
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:36v median +0:12
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 4:52v median +0:11
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:58v median +0:16
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:09v median +0:21
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 5:14v median +0:34
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:54v median +0:14
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 5:09v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.