The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Juanita Ariza & Patricia Smith crossed the line in 1:15:55: 86th of 477 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:41 on 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 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 738 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 4:49v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:08v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:59v median −0:58
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 5:33v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 4:59v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:12v median −0:51
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 5:06v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:09Running 8 5:07v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 461
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 461 women's teams who finished.