The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Manuel Jesús Romero Hueso & Jesús Gutierrez Hidalgo crossed the line in 1:05:45: 78th of 494 men's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:27, ahead of 94% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 1:10.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:10v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:57Running 2 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:48Running 3 4:24v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:21v median −0:53
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Block 05 9:06Running 5 4:26v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:59Running 6 4:14v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:14v median −0:59
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Block 08 8:17Running 8 4:24v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:27
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.