The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bell finished 550th of 561 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 2:05:25.
The wall balls cost the most time: 13:10 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:09 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:36 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:28Running 1 5:32v median +1:11
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 6:01v median +1:23
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Block 03 15:23Running 3 6:11v median +1:15
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Block 04 16:48Running 4 6:30v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:43v median +1:37
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 6:37v median +1:38
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Block 07 13:55Running 7 6:38v median +1:37
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Block 08 26:55Running 8 7:24v median +2:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:36
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.