The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Josh Mackin finished 401st of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:31:44.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:51v median +0:30
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:47v median +0:09
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Block 03 10:29Running 3 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:51v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:53v median +0:47
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:36v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 5:13v median +0:12
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 6:05v median +1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.