The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Bilbao 2025, Steve Sawyer crossed the line in 1:18:13: 266th of 596 men, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:51 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. Steve Sawyer's fastest of 10 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 5:25v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:46v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 4:53v median +0:08
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 4:55v median +0:07
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Block 05 9:36Running 5 5:05v median +0:10
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 5:00v median +0:12
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:07v median +0:18
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 4:58v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.