The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lakshan Ganeswaran finished 1,283rd of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:34:08.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:02. A harder second half: 2:21 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 10:29Running 1 5:36v median +1:00
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 5:16v median +0:52
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:42v median +1:01
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 5:55v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:15v median +1:27
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:16v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:20v median +0:40
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Block 08 15:59Running 8 5:54v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
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.