The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Corey McAuley & Oisin Crossan at Malaga 2026: 1:02:49, 49th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:26, was faster than 95% 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 7:44Running 1 4:04v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 4:17v median −0:39
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:10v median −0:59
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Block 04 7:29Running 4 4:09v median −1:05
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Block 05 8:25Running 5 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 4:15v median −0:57
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:15v median −0:58
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Block 08 7:33Running 8 3:56v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:26
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.