The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Robert Marlin finished 277th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:22:55, faster than 51% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 4:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:44 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 3:43v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:20v median −0:18
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 5:03v median +0:03
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:03v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 4:54v median −0:05
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Block 07 4:49Running 7 4:34v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:27Running 8 5:00v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:44
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.