The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juan Villafranca finished 1,224th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:30:53.
The stations carried this race: faster than 35% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:06, behind 86% of the field.
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 10:07Running 1 5:27v median +0:51
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:25v median +1:01
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:25v median +0:44
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 5:34v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:51v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 6:14v median +1:34
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 5:55v median +1:15
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 6:01v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.