The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ana Junquera Méndez & Sergio González Longo finished in the top 10% of the field at Bilbao 2025, in 1:03:58 for 15th of 257 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 66% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:33, was faster than 92% of the field.
Bilbao ran fast: the 251 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:23 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:13Running 1 4:16v median −1:25
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Block 02 5:47Running 2 3:59v median −1:05
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Block 03 7:54Running 3 4:00v median −1:20
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Block 04 6:38Running 4 4:02v median −1:21
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:14v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 4:09v median −1:16
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Block 07 7:23Running 7 3:59v median −1:27
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Block 08 8:58Running 8 4:11v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:33
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 256
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 256 mixed teams who finished.