The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paolo Sayer-Marchese finished 178th of 474 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:16:04, faster than 62% of the field.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:34 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Malaga 2026 and Birmingham 2025 were 5:17 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:47v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:15v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:39v median −0:04
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Block 04 10:45Running 4 4:52v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:53v median −0:02
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:40v median −0:11
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 4:35v median −0:16
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 4:38v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:04
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.