The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Merrigan finished 390th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:30:44.
A station race more than a running one: 52% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Malaga 2026 and Barcelona 2025 were 6:30 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 9:36Running 1 4:56v median +0:35
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:34v median +0:56
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 6:09v median +1:13
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 6:09v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:06v median +1:00
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 5:52v median +0:53
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Block 07 9:21Running 7 5:36v median +0:35
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Block 08 12:10Running 8 6:03v median +0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.