The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Norbert Perez finished 462nd of 527 men in the Open division at Bilbao 2024, in 1:37:51.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:17 better against the middle of the field than the first. 13:01 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Bilbao gained about 1:06. 1:18 faster than at Paris 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:25Running 1 4:45v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:33Running 2 5:14v median +0:40
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Block 03 13:14Running 3 7:29v median +2:36
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 5:48v median +0:54
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:41v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:46v median +0:51
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 5:39v median +0:48
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Block 08 13:40Running 8 7:37v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 517
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 517 men who finished.