The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Tijs van Beek & Niek van Beek crossed the line in 1:10:36: 175th of 494 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:36. A harder second half: 1:35 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:07Running 1 4:04v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:42v median −0:27
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:52v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:15v median −0:05
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:45v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:52v median −0:21
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 4:54v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.