The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Mollie Kirkwood & Paul Kirkwood crossed the line in 1:09:27: 76th of 332 mixed teams, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 98% of the field across all eight, against 65% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 1:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 4:24v median −0:28
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:49v median −0:18
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:09v median −0:11
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 5:07v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:15v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:15v median −0:06
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Block 07 5:18Running 7 5:16v median −0:08
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Block 08 8:28Running 8 4:50v median −0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 325
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 325 mixed teams who finished.