The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Grigorios Politakis & Katja Merx crossed the line in 1:14:19: 173rd of 546 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 153rd of 546. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:40.
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 7:54Running 1 3:59v median −1:08
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:39v median −0:42
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:05v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:22Running 4 5:04v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:59v median −0:44
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Block 06 7:05Running 6 5:06v median −0:30
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:18v median −0:18
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:13v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.