The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andy Jose De Sousa Velasquez & David Franco Rodrigues finished in the top 10% of the field at Bilbao 2026, in 59:26 for 84th of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 99% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:22 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:02, was faster than 93% of the field.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 2:52 faster than the average race this season, by 382 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:46v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:29v median −1:04
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Block 03 6:35Running 3 3:31v median −1:18
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Block 04 6:08Running 4 3:38v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:44v median −1:11
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Block 06 5:06Running 6 3:46v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:22Running 7 3:46v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 3:44v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 858
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 858 men's teams who finished.