The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alfonso Bañón finished 1,431st of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:48:33.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 4:24 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 8:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:28, behind 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 3:22. That was 1:42 off the time at Karlsruhe 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:21Running 1 5:31v median +0:55
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Block 02 15:24Running 2 8:01v median +3:37
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Block 03 13:50Running 3 7:22v median +2:41
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Block 04 13:19Running 4 6:10v median +1:28
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 6:00v median +1:12
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:47v median +1:07
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:46v median +1:06
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 6:29v median +1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:28
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.