The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:29 at Malaga 2026 put Samuel Elkin 329th of 561 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:50 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:21 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 8:54Running 1 4:20v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:37v median −0:01
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:34v median −0:22
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 4:41v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 4:42v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:44Running 7 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 4:46v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.