The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:22 at Bilbao 2026 put María Ruiz González & Jesús Ruiz Ferreiro 824th of 866 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 34% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:03 in the roxzone was slower than 90% 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 11:02Running 1 6:28v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 6:43v median +1:42
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 7:28v median +2:11
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 7:47v median +2:30
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Block 05 12:33Running 5 7:30v median +2:09
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 7:43v median +2:25
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 7:11v median +1:52
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 8:04v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.