The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:40:00 at Malaga 2026 put Melanie Van den Berg 388th of 391 women in the Open division.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 12:11. The race faded late: the second half went 20:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:55, behind 99% of the field.
Malaga ran fast: the 473 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:35 quicker here than at their other races. 0:23 faster than at Vienna 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:39Running 1 6:12v median +1:17
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Block 02 11:31Running 2 7:14v median +2:01
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Block 03 15:26Running 3 7:58v median +2:31
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Block 04 23:45Running 4 8:30v median +3:01
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Block 05 16:15Running 5 9:13v median +3:38
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Block 06 12:18Running 6 9:01v median +3:32
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Block 07 26:46Running 7 9:48v median +4:19
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Block 08 27:32Running 8 9:35v median +4:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 371
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 371 women who finished.