The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Julien TONG & Pauline Loiseau finished 552nd of 842 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:21:50.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 21% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 3:35 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:35Running 1 5:31v median +0:35
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Block 02 5:26Running 2 3:34v median −1:35
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 8:38v median +3:15
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Block 04 10:59Running 4 7:44v median +2:20
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 6:02v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:46v median +0:20
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Block 07 6:12Running 7 6:10v median +0:41
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Block 08 9:18Running 8 5:36v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 823
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 823 mixed teams who finished.