The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arnaud Drouot & Frederic Fournerat finished 596th of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:13:18.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 25% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:02 worse 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 9:26Running 1 5:25v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 4:54v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:37Running 3 5:10v median +0:21
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 5:04v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 5:20v median +0:25
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:19v median +0:30
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:22v median +0:34
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 5:40v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.