The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:05 at Bilbao 2026 put Alex Pardoe 1,171st of 1,500 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:25. A harder second half: 4:26 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 4:48v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 4:25v median +0:01
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:47v median +0:06
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 5:18v median +0:36
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 4:54v median +0:06
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:56v median +0:16
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:49v median +0:09
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Block 08 17:39Running 8 5:11v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:10
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.