The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alberto Gonzalez Barambio & Aitor Merino Navarro finished 618th of 861 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:14:08.
The runs carried this race: faster than 45% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 16% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 2:12 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:37Running 1 4:42v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:36v median +0:03
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 5:17v median +0:28
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 5:03v median +0:15
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:50v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 4:50v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 5:00v median +0:12
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:57v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.