The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:28:46 at Bilbao 2026 put Emily Mitchell & Janice Cruz 521st of 687 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 58% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. 8:28 in the roxzone was slower than 88% 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 11:30Running 1 6:48v median +1:06
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:13v median +0:50
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:25v median +0:47
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Block 04 10:09Running 4 6:33v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:18v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 6:20v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:50Running 7 6:20v median +0:40
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:57v median +1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.