The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Bentley & Emily Gooday finished 216th of 715 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, in 1:18:26, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:03 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:21 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 2:14 faster than the average race this season, by 738 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:38Running 1 5:01v median −0:23
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:08v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:08v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:00v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:39Running 5 5:23v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:22v median −0:36
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:13v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:07v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.