The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Fitzgibbon & Jennifer Fagan finished 273rd of 360 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Bilbao 2025, in 1:25:47.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:26 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 9:54, behind 96% 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 10:35Running 1 6:04v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:00Running 2 5:26v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:20v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 5:23v median −0:02
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:41v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:27v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:19v median −0:09
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 5:35v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:54
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.