The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rajaa El Bekay finished 171st of 329 women in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:31:50.
The runs carried this race: faster than 73% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 2:10. A harder second half: 4:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. Rajaa El Bekay's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 4:39v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 4:57v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:59v median −0:31
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:10v median −0:28
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 5:18v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:52Running 6 5:18v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:20v median −0:13
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 5:13v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.