The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joao Almeida took 2nd of 125 in the 30–34 age group at Malaga 2026, in 57:37.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:30 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:37 faster than the average race this season, by 289 athletes who raced both. 3:12 faster than at Fortaleza 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:08Running 1 3:18v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:32v median −0:31
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 3:35v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:26Running 4 3:35v median −0:49
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Block 05 7:40Running 5 3:40v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:52v median −0:28
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Block 07 3:45Running 7 3:41v median −0:43
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Block 08 7:23Running 8 3:44v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 453
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 453 men who finished.