The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, Marta Quintana & Alberto Ruiz-Jarabo crossed the line in 1:11:39: 269th of 866 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao ran fast: the 376 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:28 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:51v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:23v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:41v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:49v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:58v median −0:23
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Block 06 6:43Running 6 5:02v median −0:16
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:45v median −0:34
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Block 08 9:17Running 8 4:59v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.