The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, Gorka Carrasco & Ibai Jimeno crossed the line in 1:02:20: 164th of 861 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 69% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao ran fast: the 382 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:36v median −0:14
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 4:19v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:36v median −0:13
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Block 04 6:22Running 4 4:27v median −0:21
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Block 05 8:44Running 5 4:37v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:32v median −0:17
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Block 07 6:49Running 7 4:26v median −0:22
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Block 08 7:54Running 8 4:25v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.