The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bilbao 2025, Oscar Linares crossed the line in 1:14:00: 182nd of 596 men, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 0:36 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 0:51 faster than the average race this season, by 545 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:26Running 1 4:21v median −0:34
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:12v median −0:15
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:18v median −0:27
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:16v median −0:32
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:23v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:25Running 6 4:07v median −0:41
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 4:20v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:59Running 8 4:15v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.