The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:29 at Malaga 2026 put Neil Finlay 284th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 35% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:34. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:17 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:30v median +0:09
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:47v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 5:00v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 5:15v median +0:15
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 7:26v median +2:20
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:08v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:08v median +0:07
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Block 08 10:58Running 8 4:59v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.