The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, Jose Luis Rufo Amate & Sheila Pérez Salcedo crossed the line in 1:09:10: 193rd of 866 mixed teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 90% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:32, was faster than 90% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 2:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:36Running 2 4:19v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 4:16v median −1:01
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:15v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:32v median −0:49
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:19v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:25v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:37Running 8 4:44v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 864
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 864 mixed teams who finished.