The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ana Noya Cano & Alberto Rio Torcal finished 357th of 866 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:14:28, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:37 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 8:45Running 1 4:20v median −0:59
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:04v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:41v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:36Running 4 4:46v median −0:31
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:48v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:44v median −0:34
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:43v median −0:36
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Block 08 9:43Running 8 4:40v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:37
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.