The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Harper at Bilbao 2025: 1:04:04, 30th of 596 men in the Open division.
The sled pull was the standout, 1:36 quicker than the median and 8th of 596. A harder second half: 1:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:35, was faster than 89% of the field.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 0:51 faster than the average race this season, by 545 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 6 finishes in the Open division for Sam Harper.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:57v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:42v median −0:45
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 3:51v median −0:54
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Block 04 7:26Running 4 4:02v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:13Running 5 4:01v median −0:54
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 3:59v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:04v median −0:45
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Block 08 8:33Running 8 4:08v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 594
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 594 men who finished.