The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:17 at Malaga 2026 put Rory McConnell 586th of 1,036 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:10 on the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Malaga ran fast: the 1,071 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races. Rory McConnell's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:36Running 1 4:31v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:44v median +0:15
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 5:16v median +0:32
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Block 04 10:25Running 4 5:30v median +0:42
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:38v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:43v median +0:56
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Block 07 9:25Running 7 5:39v median +0:50
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 5:37v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.