The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Stephen Bennett & Andrew Smart crossed the line in 1:09:53: 164th of 494 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:23 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:47Running 1 4:46v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:13Running 2 4:40v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:52v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:47v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:00v median −0:20
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:10v median −0:02
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Block 07 5:09Running 7 5:01v median −0:12
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 4:59v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.