The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nestor Juan Bello Machado finished 1,181st of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:29:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:47 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 7:42 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. Nestor Juan Bello Machado's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:32v median +0:56
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:51v median +0:27
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Block 03 9:15Running 3 4:54v median +0:13
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 5:02v median +0:20
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Block 05 12:48Running 5 7:56v median +3:08
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Block 06 9:28Running 6 7:35v median +2:55
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 7:31v median +2:51
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Block 08 11:00Running 8 5:36v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.