The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley Powell finished 289th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:23:40.
The runs carried this race: faster than 75% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:11 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Malaga 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 5:17 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:53v median −0:28
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Block 02 6:14Running 2 4:01v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:16v median −0:40
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 4:27v median −0:33
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:46v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 4:39v median −0:22
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Block 08 13:02Running 8 4:44v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.