The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helene Nguyen & Asta Juskaite finished 278th of 687 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:19:05, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 9:47, behind 95% of the field.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 3:32 faster than the average race this season, by 270 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 5:25v median −0:17
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 5:21v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 5:33v median −0:05
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:42v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 6:00v median +0:16
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 6:22v median +0:40
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Block 07 8:16Running 7 5:41v median +0:01
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Block 08 9:40Running 8 5:58v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
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.