The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:15 at Bilbao 2026 put Ben Brandherm & Marcus Smith 554th of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 5:55 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 9:03Running 1 4:56v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:35v median +2:02
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 7:02v median +2:13
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Block 04 7:28Running 4 4:40v median −0:08
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:53v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:51v median +0:03
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:41v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.