The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Ben Thomas Palmer & Daniel Peter Palmer crossed the line in 1:10:39: 285th of 607 men's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 12% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:48 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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
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Block 01 8:29Running 1 4:21v median −0:08
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:16v median −0:28
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 4:25v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:33v median −0:36
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:19v median −0:44
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:23v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:23Running 8 4:37v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:31
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.