The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Malaga 2026, Rebekka Ettrup Andresen & Lærke Ettrup Andresen crossed the line in 1:22:11: 316th of 715 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 87% of the field.
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 10:05Running 1 5:23v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:31v median −0:07
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 5:36v median −0:18
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Block 04 11:31Running 4 5:44v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:54Running 5 5:50v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 5:40v median −0:18
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Block 07 9:22Running 7 5:36v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:05Running 8 5:30v median −0:21
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.