The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rich Wharton finished 257th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:21:38, faster than 54% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:23 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:26 better against the middle of the field than before it.
The field ran 2:18 faster at Malaga 2026 than at London Excel 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:39Running 1 4:12v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:31v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 4:48v median −0:08
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 4:48v median −0:12
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:15v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:53v median −0:06
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:50v median −0:11
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Block 08 11:57Running 8 4:50v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.