The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Zok & Stephanie Cook finished 718th of 842 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:30:17.
A station race more than a running one: 28% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:03 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:51 worse 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 10:31Running 1 6:26v median +1:30
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 6:36v median +1:27
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 6:40v median +1:17
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 6:27v median +1:03
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Block 05 11:35Running 5 6:44v median +1:14
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:48v median +1:22
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 7:08v median +1:39
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 7:01v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.