The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ewald Vogelsang finished 473rd of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:38:54.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:36 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both. Ewald Vogelsang's fastest of 8 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:28v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 5:49v median +1:11
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 5:51v median +0:55
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 6:12v median +1:12
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Block 05 11:54Running 5 6:19v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:19v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:46Running 7 6:10v median +1:09
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 6:38v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:15
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.