The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Malaga 2026, in 1:07:48 for 58th of 561 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:22 on the median.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both. 2:02 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:40v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 3:46v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 3:59v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:05v median −0:55
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Block 05 9:02Running 5 4:22v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:10v median −0:49
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Block 07 6:47Running 7 4:09v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:12Running 8 4:06v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.