The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:15 at Bilbao 2026 put David Anderson 1,317th of 1,500 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:44. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:18 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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. 28:24 slower than at Dublin 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:11v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 5:08v median +0:44
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Block 03 11:41Running 3 5:55v median +1:14
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:46v median +1:04
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:48v median +1:00
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:56v median +1:16
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 5:42v median +1:02
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Block 08 14:59Running 8 6:12v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
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.