The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Cian O'Brien & Matthew Hogan crossed the line in 1:06:50: 92nd of 494 men's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 99% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:24 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:23 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Malaga ran fast: the 709 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:10 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:43Running 1 4:42v median −0:02
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 4:53v median −0:03
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 5:03v median −0:06
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:48v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:09Running 5 4:51v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:28Running 6 4:48v median −0:24
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Block 07 4:53Running 7 4:46v median −0:27
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Block 08 8:37Running 8 4:40v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:46
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.