The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lars Jaarsma & Deirdre Jaarsma finished 249th of 360 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2025, in 1:23:52.
A station race more than a running one: 49% of the field beaten on the stations, against 27% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:03. A harder second half: 2:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:55Running 1 5:49v median +0:11
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:23v median +0:16
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 5:42v median +0:21
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Block 04 8:57Running 4 5:49v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:05v median +0:33
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:46v median +1:17
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:43v median +0:15
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 6:09v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 360
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 360 mixed teams who finished.