The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Jacob Brooks & Luca Dennis crossed the line in 1:10:03: 156th of 349 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:39 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:10 faster than the average race this season, by 709 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:14v median −0:15
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:35v median −0:07
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 4:50v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:54v median −0:06
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:00v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:47v median −0:15
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:48v median −0:18
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Block 08 8:27Running 8 4:13v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 338
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 338 men's teams who finished.