The race, in three figures
The race, in words
James O'Brien finished 628th of 1,036 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:22:54.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:33 on the median. A harder second half: 1:23 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. 19:52 slower than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 4:34v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 4:53v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:16v median +0:32
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:08v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:20v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 5:27v median +0:40
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Block 07 9:48Running 7 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 5:51v median +0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.