The race, in three figures
The race, in words
peter OMara & Oisin O'Mara-Kane finished 328th of 349 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:30:42.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 4:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:10 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 1:10.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:45Running 1 5:34v median +1:05
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:38v median +0:56
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 6:07v median +1:07
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:56v median +1:56
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 7:19v median +2:10
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 7:17v median +2:15
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 7:38v median +2:32
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 8:30v median +3:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.