The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Smith finished 810th of 1,036 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:29:52.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:29. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 6:01 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Manchester 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:29v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:42v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:05v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:35Running 4 5:07v median +0:19
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:16v median +0:22
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:24v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:09Running 7 5:25v median +0:36
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 5:34v median +0:40
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.