The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Fairhurst finished 439th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:34:55.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 3% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:36 on the median. A harder second half: 7:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Malaga ran fast: the 1,071 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:38v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:14v median −0:24
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Block 03 12:51Running 3 8:19v median +3:23
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 8:26v median +3:26
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 8:40v median +3:34
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Block 06 10:06Running 6 8:06v median +3:07
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Block 07 12:40Running 7 8:13v median +3:12
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 8:22v median +3:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.