The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rober Rodriguez Ruiz finished 54th of 474 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:07:47, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:34, was faster than 91% of the field.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both. 2:18 slower than at Toulouse 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:44Running 1 3:34v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:46v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 3:53v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:20Running 4 3:53v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:03v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 3:55v median −0:56
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 3:54v median −0:57
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Block 08 8:46Running 8 4:03v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 458
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 458 men who finished.