The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Jones finished 286th of 329 women in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:51:34.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:28. A harder second half: 8:51 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. 8:04 slower than at Birmingham 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:57Running 1 5:31v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:52Running 2 6:03v median +0:42
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 6:16v median +0:46
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Block 04 13:21Running 4 6:22v median +0:44
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Block 05 13:24Running 5 6:57v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 6:34v median +0:58
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 6:25v median +0:52
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Block 08 21:36Running 8 6:41v median +1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:09
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.