The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:25 at Malaga 2026 put Martin Cross 700th of 1,036 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:27 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:24 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga ran fast: the 1,071 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races. 7:56 faster than at London Olympia 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:35v median +0:22
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:42v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 4:47v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 4:50v median +0:02
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:13v median +0:19
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 4:48v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 4:45v median −0:04
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Block 08 12:41Running 8 5:21v median +0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:41
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.