The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nils Reich & Nicolas Busch finished 317th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:18:16.
Legs and stations told different stories: 43% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:20 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better 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 8:56Running 1 4:49v median +0:05
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:05v median +0:09
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:27v median +0:18
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Block 04 10:11Running 4 5:29v median +0:15
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:36v median +0:16
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 5:13v median +0:01
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:17v median +0:04
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:30v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.