The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:33 at Malaga 2026 put Matt Robson 288th of 474 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:43. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:17 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:56Running 1 4:42v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:57v median +0:28
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:05v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:42Running 4 5:13v median +0:23
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Block 05 10:14Running 5 5:29v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:28v median +0:37
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Block 07 10:39Running 7 5:25v median +0:34
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Block 08 12:35Running 8 5:38v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.