The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nick Waddell finished 324th of 474 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:27:10.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:03. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both. 8:50 slower than at London 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:51Running 1 4:58v median +0:46
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 5:15v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:20v median +0:37
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:33v median +0:43
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:52v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:52v median +1:01
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Block 07 11:50Running 7 6:00v median +1:09
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:36v median +1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.