The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bilbao 2025, Jose Manuel Mendiguchia Arozamena crossed the line in 1:09:21: 63rd of 416 men, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:12 quicker than the median and 43rd of 416. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:04 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 8:08Running 1 3:56v median −1:04
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 3:33v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 3:53v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 3:52v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 3:55v median −1:08
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:57v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 3:56v median −0:58
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Block 08 10:04Running 8 4:10v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:11
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 415
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 415 men who finished.