The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ross Nicholson at Malaga 2026: 1:04:38, 28th of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:27 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:18 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:18, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 5:17 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:58Running 1 3:44v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 3:54v median −0:44
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 4:02v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 4:11v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:16v median −0:50
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:07v median −0:52
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Block 07 7:50Running 7 4:13v median −0:48
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Block 08 8:06Running 8 4:12v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 528
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 528 men who finished.