The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Rafael Saucedo Calzada & Joaquin Manuel Baena Membiela crossed the line in 1:05:10: 134th of 607 men's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:10 of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:01 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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
-
Block 01 7:42Running 1 3:49v median −0:40
-
Block 02 5:59Running 2 4:07v median −0:37
-
Block 03 7:37Running 3 4:27v median −0:35
-
Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:30v median −0:33
-
Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:34v median −0:35
-
Block 06 5:50Running 6 4:26v median −0:37
-
Block 07 7:44Running 7 4:31v median −0:33
-
Block 08 8:16Running 8 4:24v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:34
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 602
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 602 men's teams who finished.