The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:17 at Malaga 2026 put Janus Swart 397th of 474 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 47% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:35 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 5:00v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:46v median +1:17
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 6:14v median +1:31
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 6:36v median +1:46
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Block 05 12:07Running 5 7:18v median +2:23
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:26v median +1:35
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Block 07 15:34Running 7 9:23v median +4:32
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:45v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:56
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.