The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:44 at Malaga 2026 put Steven O'Connor & Dylan Byrne 390th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 3:27 quicker than the median and 15th of 494. A harder second half: 3:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:23Running 1 5:24v median +0:40
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:28v median +0:32
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 5:49v median +0:40
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:05v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:38v median +1:18
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 6:10v median +0:58
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 6:13v median +1:00
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Block 08 11:26Running 8 6:26v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:43
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.