The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Cooper finished 1,388th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:42:14.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:45. The race faded late: the second half went 3:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao ran fast: the 741 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:22 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:15Running 1 5:30v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:17v median +0:53
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 5:50v median +1:09
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Block 04 13:37Running 4 5:42v median +1:00
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:48v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 5:49v median +1:09
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Block 07 13:31Running 7 5:45v median +1:05
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Block 08 18:04Running 8 6:16v median +1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.