The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rory Piers Spicer finished 332nd of 460 men in the Pro division at Malaga 2026, in 1:23:35.
Legs and stations told different stories: 49% of the field beaten on the runs, 18% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:01. The race faded late: the second half went 3:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga ran fast: the 289 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:37 quicker here than at their other races. 10:48 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:31Running 1 3:31v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:04v median +0:01
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Block 03 10:32Running 3 4:29v median +0:12
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 4:49v median +0:25
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:37v median +0:12
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:16v median −0:04
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:16v median −0:08
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Block 08 16:05Running 8 4:36v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.