The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aingeru Raton & Imanol Telletxea finished 484th of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:10:27.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:47Running 1 5:44v median +0:54
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 5:06v median +0:33
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:08v median +0:19
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Block 04 7:49Running 4 5:02v median +0:14
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:12v median +0:17
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:54v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:54v median +0:06
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 4:54v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.