The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Aitor Mallor & Marcos Horno finished 326th of 330 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2025, in 1:44:14.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:55 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:26Running 1 6:19v median +1:15
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 6:34v median +2:01
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 9:36v median +4:44
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 9:14v median +4:22
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Block 05 13:59Running 5 9:38v median +4:38
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 8:23v median +3:30
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Block 07 13:10Running 7 9:13v median +4:17
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 9:23v median +4:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 330
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 330 men's teams who finished.