The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Anna Dempsey finished 110th of 438 women in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:20:23, faster than 75% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 60% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 2:36 faster than the average race this season, by 197 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:05Running 1 5:12v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 4:36v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:38v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:30v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 4:26v median −0:50
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 4:27v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 436
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 436 women who finished.