The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Elena Albalate Sánchez & Lucía Palomo Díaz-Concha at Malaga 2026: 1:10:49, 66th of 715 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:20, was faster than 90% of the field.
Malaga ran fast: the 738 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:14 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:12Running 1 4:17v median −1:07
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 4:34v median −1:04
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:06v median −0:48
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Block 04 8:04Running 4 4:45v median −1:12
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:48v median −1:14
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Block 06 6:23Running 6 4:50v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:47v median −1:13
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Block 08 8:22Running 8 4:43v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 695
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 695 women's teams who finished.