The race, in three figures
The race, in words
John Townsend won the 40–44 age group at Malaga 2025 in 1:03:02, first of 22.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:30 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:38, was faster than 99% of the field.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 0:40 faster than the average race this season, by 267 athletes who raced both. 1:22 slower than at Glasgow 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:33Running 1 3:14v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 3:38v median −0:30
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Block 03 8:24Running 3 3:48v median −0:37
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 3:55v median −0:33
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Block 05 8:05Running 5 3:54v median −0:40
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Block 06 5:39Running 6 3:49v median −0:37
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Block 07 7:31Running 7 3:54v median −0:38
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Block 08 8:18Running 8 3:59v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 206
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 206 men who finished.