The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Christel de Jong & Mirjam Steunebrink crossed the line in 1:17:29: 197th of 715 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:23. A harder second half: 3:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 4:32v median −0:52
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Block 02 6:12Running 2 4:37v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:26Running 3 4:37v median −1:17
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 4:40v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:45v median −1:17
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:40v median −1:18
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 4:48v median −1:12
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 4:51v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.