The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:57 at Bilbao 2026 put Cristina Grande Soler & Andrea Espinosa Vázquez 442nd of 687 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 81% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:54Running 1 6:13v median +0:31
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 8:31v median +3:08
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:52v median +0:14
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:56v median +0:17
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 6:17v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:49v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:43v median +0:03
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 6:18v median +0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.