The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:37 at Bilbao 2026 put Sara Plazaola & Leire Guisasola 357th of 687 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 30% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 3:32.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:56Running 1 6:16v median +0:34
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:48v median +0:25
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 6:07v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 6:31v median +0:52
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:53v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 5:56v median +0:14
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:55v median +0:15
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 6:15v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.