The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marijn Houg finished 245th of 329 women in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:39:49.
A station race more than a running one: 47% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 2:15 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 17:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:35 faster than the average race this season, by 473 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 16:10Running 1 11:22v median +6:18
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Block 02 13:18Running 2 8:25v median +3:04
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 3:20v median −2:10
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Block 04 14:36Running 4 7:28v median +1:50
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:16v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:13v median −0:23
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:10v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:44v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.