The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, Eric Saintemarie & Mathieu Marchal crossed the line in 1:06:34: 308th of 861 men's teams, faster than 64% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 55% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:41 on the median.
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 8:41Running 1 4:51v median +0:01
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:25v median −0:08
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:41v median −0:07
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:13Running 7 4:44v median −0:04
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Block 08 8:12Running 8 4:51v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.