The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Roger Howard finished 1,032nd of 1,036 men in the Open division at Malaga 2026, in 2:16:06.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 7:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 8:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:07, behind 96% of the field.
Malaga ran fast: the 1,071 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:08Running 1 6:16v median +2:03
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Block 02 11:48Running 2 7:00v median +2:31
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Block 03 14:43Running 3 7:32v median +2:48
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Block 04 20:09Running 4 8:00v median +3:12
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Block 05 14:19Running 5 8:30v median +3:36
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Block 06 14:56Running 6 9:04v median +4:17
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Block 07 19:06Running 7 9:47v median +4:58
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Block 08 18:57Running 8 11:53v median +6:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
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.