The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sarah Draper & Darren James finished 607th of 866 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:21:48.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:27 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 9:43Running 1 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:45v median +0:44
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Block 03 8:57Running 3 5:50v median +0:33
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Block 04 8:49Running 4 6:00v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 6:04v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:51v median +0:33
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:53v median +0:34
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 6:16v median +0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:27
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.