The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Brendan O’Brien at Malaga 2026: 1:06:16, 39th of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:57 on the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Malaga 2026 and Dublin 2024 were 7:50 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:35v median −0:46
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:55v median −0:43
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Block 03 7:21Running 3 3:58v median −0:58
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 4:11v median −0:49
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:19v median −0:47
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:13v median −0:46
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Block 07 4:23Running 7 4:20v median −0:41
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 4:29v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:13
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.