The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Helen Farthing finished 244th of 271 women in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:55:36.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 4:33 quicker than the median and 33rd of 271. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:06. The race faded late: the second half went 5:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 1:35. That was 4:11 off the time at London Olympia 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 5:50v median +0:56
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 6:09v median +0:57
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Block 03 13:39Running 3 6:15v median +0:53
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Block 04 16:14Running 4 6:31v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 6:34v median +1:00
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 6:22v median +0:53
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Block 07 6:48Running 7 6:44v median +1:14
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Block 08 16:28Running 8 6:35v median +1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:33
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 262
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 262 women who finished.