The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niobe Menendez finished 167th of 438 women in the Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:25:09, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:59, ahead of 91% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 2:36.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 4:52v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:29v median −0:33
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 4:39v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 4:36v median −0:43
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 4:36v median −0:49
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Block 06 8:11Running 6 6:22v median +1:01
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 4:53v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:59
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.