The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Diego Bootello finished 1,446th of 1,500 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:51:24.
The runs carried this race: faster than 24% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 6:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:04Running 1 4:18v median −0:18
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 4:40v median +0:16
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Block 03 14:14Running 3 4:59v median +0:18
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Block 04 16:31Running 4 5:23v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:48v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 5:41v median +1:01
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 5:01v median +0:21
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 6:34v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.