The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Joanne Horwood & Claire Blaxill crossed the line in 1:15:24: 146th of 715 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 87% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Malaga gained about 2:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:39v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:34Running 2 4:50v median −0:48
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:10v median −0:44
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:04v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:24v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:16v median −0:42
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 5:22v median −0:38
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Block 08 9:14Running 8 5:17v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
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.