The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Robinson finished 289th of 474 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:23:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:16. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 5:16 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Manchester 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 4:10v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 4:16v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:20v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:28v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:42Running 5 4:30v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:28v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 4:46v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.