The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josu Saenz de Buruaga finished 1,372nd of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:40:38.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:48 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. 15:20 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 9:42Running 1 4:55v median +0:19
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:57v median +0:33
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 5:39v median +0:58
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 5:37v median +0:55
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:56v median +3:08
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:20v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:11v median +0:31
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Block 08 15:03Running 8 6:12v median +1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:20
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.