The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Maria Martínez & Rocio Del Amo crossed the line in 1:20:23: 143rd of 477 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:14 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:27 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 10:13Running 1 5:07v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:00v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:04v median −0:53
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Block 04 9:25Running 4 5:03v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 4:58v median −1:11
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:21v median −0:42
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:16v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:13Running 8 5:02v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:41
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.