The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rachel O Sullivan finished 122nd of 329 women in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:27:00, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Malaga ran fast: the 473 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:35 quicker here than at their other races. 4:44 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:24Running 1 4:38v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:50v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 5:02v median −0:28
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Block 04 12:22Running 4 5:08v median −0:30
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:11v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:19v median −0:17
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:04v median −0:29
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:05v median −0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 323
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 323 women who finished.