The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James Mackenzie finished 418th of 474 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:38:25.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:16 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:47 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 9:17 in the roxzone was slower than 88% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 2:51. That was 6:41 off the time at London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:48v median +0:36
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:14v median +0:45
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 5:20v median +0:37
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Block 04 13:28Running 4 5:53v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:05Running 5 6:04v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 6:26v median +1:35
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 6:13v median +1:22
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Block 08 14:24Running 8 6:39v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.