The race, in three figures
The race, in words
David-Paul Niland finished 903rd of 1,036 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:37:40.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:42. The race faded late: the second half went 1:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 8:58 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
The field ran 3:31 faster at Malaga 2026 than at Dublin 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:10Running 1 5:00v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:49v median +1:20
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:08v median +1:24
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 6:01v median +1:13
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:11v median +1:17
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:07v median +1:20
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 5:56v median +1:07
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 6:00v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:58
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.