The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:23 at Malaga 2026 put Zak Merchoud 304th of 460 men in the Pro division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 174th of 460. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:34 behind the median.
Malaga ran fast: the 289 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 quicker here than at their other races. That was 1:06 off the time at Doha 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:43v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:02v median +0:59
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 4:00v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:06v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:12v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:54Running 6 4:14v median −0:06
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Block 07 11:21Running 7 4:13v median −0:11
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 4:26v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.