The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Saraiva & Ander Ostolaza finished 583rd of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:13:01.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:49 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:01Running 1 5:43v median +0:53
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:18v median +0:45
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 5:32v median +0:43
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 5:35v median +0:47
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:28v median +0:33
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:20v median +0:31
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 5:06v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:15Running 8 4:57v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.