The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Fernando Blanco & Agustín Toribio Cabrera finished in the top 10% of the field at Bilbao 2025, in 59:44 for 26th of 320 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 0:59 faster than the average race this season, by 357 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 3:55v median −1:04
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Block 02 5:22Running 2 3:35v median −0:58
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:48v median −1:07
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Block 04 6:34Running 4 3:50v median −1:07
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Block 05 8:12Running 5 3:54v median −1:09
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:51v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:01Running 7 3:52v median −1:03
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Block 08 7:38Running 8 3:52v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 320
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 320 men's teams who finished.