The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:50 at Malaga 2026 put John Bates & Simon Laws 469th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 35% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 3:27 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:58Running 1 4:51v median +0:07
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 5:48v median +0:52
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 6:08v median +0:59
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Block 04 14:31Running 4 9:09v median +3:55
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 7:14v median +1:54
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Block 06 8:48Running 6 7:06v median +1:54
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 7:09v median +1:56
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 7:34v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:10
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.