The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:30 at Bilbao 2026 put Alicia Llorente & Jose Ruiz 687th of 866 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 14% on the runs. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:15 from the median. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 2:28 faster than the average race this season, by 376 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 6:04v median +0:45
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:43v median +0:42
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 6:03v median +0:46
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 6:22v median +1:05
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:39v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 6:24v median +1:06
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 6:28v median +1:09
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 6:21v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.