The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Irene Alcaide Barrera & Paloma Sánchez Chamorro finished in the top 10% of the field at Bilbao 2026, in 1:10:17 for 66th of 687 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 72% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:49, was faster than 94% of the field.
Bilbao ran fast: the 270 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:32 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:40v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 4:44v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:03Running 4 4:42v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:01v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:45v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 4:56v median −0:44
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Block 08 8:49Running 8 4:41v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:49
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 687
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 687 women's teams who finished.