The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Das Gupta won the 55–59 age group at Malaga 2026 in 1:05:26, first of 27.
The stations carried this race: faster than 97% of the field across all eight, against 76% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:57 quicker than the median and 36th of 1,036. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:51 faster than the average race this season, by 1,071 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for John Das Gupta.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:10v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:15v median −0:14
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:17v median −0:27
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:16v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:50Running 5 4:21v median −0:33
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Block 06 5:37Running 6 4:14v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:35Running 7 4:18v median −0:31
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Block 08 8:11Running 8 4:15v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:57
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 992
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 992 men who finished.