The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Maike Reiniger & Mark Brinkbäumer crossed the line in 1:14:04: 165th of 546 mixed teams, faster than 70% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 92% of the field across all eight, against 63% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:49 on the median. A harder second half: 1:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Malaga ran fast: the 754 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:52 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:19Running 1 4:31v median −0:36
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 4:58v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:03Running 3 5:03v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:50Running 4 5:18v median −0:16
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:41v median −0:02
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:25v median −0:11
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Block 07 5:32Running 7 5:29v median −0:07
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Block 08 9:26Running 8 5:23v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 535
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 535 mixed teams who finished.