The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Malaga 2025, sam lynch crossed the line in 1:22:34: 246th of 534 men, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:55 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:50 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 969 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:40Running 1 4:07v median −0:11
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:16v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:34v median −0:30
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 4:42v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:12Running 5 4:37v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:18Running 6 4:40v median −0:28
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 4:36v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 5:05v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 522
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 522 men who finished.