The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Malaga 2026, Sam Hayes crossed the line in 1:15:41: 400th of 1,036 men, faster than 61% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 44% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:18 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 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 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:31v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:36v median +0:07
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Block 03 9:10Running 3 5:00v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:45v median −0:03
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:18v median +0:24
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Block 06 6:34Running 6 4:51v median +0:04
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Block 07 8:51Running 7 4:48v median −0:01
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:01v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.