The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sammy Gerber & Valentin Gerber at Malaga 2026: 1:00:50, 25th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:02 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:13, was faster than 97% of the field.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:10 faster than the average race this season, by 709 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:04Running 1 4:18v median −0:26
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Block 02 5:40Running 2 4:12v median −0:44
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Block 03 6:56Running 3 4:12v median −0:57
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 4:14v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:41Running 5 4:24v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:14v median −0:58
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Block 07 6:45Running 7 4:16v median −0:57
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Block 08 7:56Running 8 4:15v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:13
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 478
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 478 men's teams who finished.