The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David Izquierdo Nelson finished 290th of 416 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2025, in 1:29:21.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 21% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 8:31, behind 85% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:30Running 1 5:01v median +0:01
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Block 02 7:22Running 2 4:37v median +0:05
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:03v median +0:11
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 5:21v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:25Running 5 6:32v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:43v median +0:48
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 5:51v median +0:57
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:53v median +1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.