The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Malaga 2026, Paul Blake crossed the line in 1:23:04: 280th of 561 men, faster than 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 60% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:34 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:13v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:35v median −0:03
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:07v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:35v median +0:35
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 5:55v median +0:49
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:19v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:00Running 7 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 5:43v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.