The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:12 at Malaga 2026 put David Roche 487th of 561 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 4:57 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 8:52 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:42Running 1 4:58v median +0:37
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:10v median +0:32
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 5:42v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:43Running 4 5:49v median +0:49
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 7:35v median +2:29
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Block 06 9:43Running 6 7:51v median +2:52
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Block 07 8:01Running 7 7:58v median +2:57
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 8:33v median +3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.