The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Francesco Russo at Bilbao 2025: 1:05:03, 42nd of 596 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:03 quicker than the median and 5th of 596. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 0:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 4:16v median −0:39
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Block 02 6:28Running 2 4:03v median −0:24
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:05v median −0:40
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 4:14v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 4:14v median −0:41
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:07v median −0:41
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Block 07 6:56Running 7 4:03v median −0:46
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Block 08 8:24Running 8 4:03v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.