The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alejandro Frontera & Macarena Gomez-Salazar finished 788th of 866 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2026, in 1:32:29.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 1% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 5:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:16 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 10:43Running 1 6:11v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 5:33v median +0:32
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:32v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:19Running 4 5:58v median +0:41
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:04v median +0:43
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Block 06 12:08Running 6 5:28v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 3:09v median −2:10
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Block 08 12:19Running 8 5:48v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.