The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:52 at Malaga 2026 put Ruari Grimes 130th of 474 men in the Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 4:42 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:56 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:23 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:50v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:06v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:30v median −0:13
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Block 04 9:04Running 4 4:24v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:28v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:18v median −0:33
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Block 07 4:30Running 7 4:25v median −0:26
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Block 08 8:53Running 8 4:44v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.