The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joaquin Martos Ruiz finished 1,194th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:29:46.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:52. The race faded late: the second half went 3:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 3:22. 0:33 slower than at Valencia 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 5:01v median +0:25
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Block 02 10:32Running 2 7:02v median +2:38
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Block 03 9:24Running 3 4:49v median +0:08
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 4:49v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:05v median +0:17
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Block 06 9:16Running 6 6:51v median +2:11
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:04v median +0:24
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Block 08 14:17Running 8 5:22v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.