The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Fleur Bruinshorst & Bart Ruigrok crossed the line in 1:18:04: 230th of 546 mixed teams, faster than 58% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 95th of 546. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:52 faster than the average race this season, by 754 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:53v median +0:46
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:54v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 5:58v median +0:25
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:36v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:25v median +0:42
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:43v median +0:07
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Block 07 8:19Running 7 5:23v median −0:13
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Block 08 8:55Running 8 5:11v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.