The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Swords finished 56th of 474 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:07:52, faster than 88% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:39 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 2:51. Ross Swords's fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:58v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:15v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:07Running 3 4:16v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:58Running 4 4:18v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:35Running 5 4:15v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:46Running 6 4:14v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:17Running 7 4:22v median −0:29
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:13v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
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.