The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mykhailo Tsotsko finished 468th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:38:26.
A station race more than a running one: 55% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 4:55 quicker than the median and 30th of 561. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:10v median +0:49
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:20v median +0:42
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 6:01v median +1:01
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 7:35v median +2:29
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:21v median +1:22
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Block 07 6:16Running 7 6:11v median +1:10
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Block 08 14:39Running 8 7:10v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:14
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.