The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Helen Winton & Elspeth Burton crossed the line in 1:19:17: 233rd of 715 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:38 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:02 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:16Running 1 5:09v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 5:06v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:16v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:56Running 4 5:23v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:12v median −0:50
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:18v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:16Running 7 5:19v median −0:41
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:07v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.