The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:45 at Bilbao 2026 put Norberto Rodas 1,345th of 1,500 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:44 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:02 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. 1:52 slower than at Hamburg 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:26v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 4:56v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 5:23v median +0:42
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 5:18v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 5:49v median +1:01
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:37v median +0:57
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Block 07 13:52Running 7 5:35v median +0:55
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Block 08 16:51Running 8 6:04v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.