The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mike Power finished 553rd of 596 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2025, in 1:45:42.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 5:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Bilbao gave the field time back: about 0:51 faster than the average race this season, by 545 athletes who raced both. Mike Power's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 6:11v median +1:16
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:34v median +1:07
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Block 03 13:19Running 3 6:01v median +1:16
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Block 04 13:38Running 4 6:13v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:05v median +1:10
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:56v median +1:08
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Block 07 16:33Running 7 6:02v median +1:13
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 6:30v median +1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.