The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Bowman finished 293rd of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:23:48.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:37 quicker than the median and 182nd of 561. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:52 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:56 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Glasgow 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:28v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:43v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 4:55v median −0:01
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 5:06v median +0:06
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:14v median +0:08
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:00v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:49v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 5:10v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:12
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.