The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:12 at Malaga 2025 put Ciaran Smithers 380th of 534 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 22% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:46. The race faded late: the second half went 4:50 worse 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 9:02Running 1 4:36v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:05v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:10v median +1:06
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 5:42v median +0:38
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:57v median +0:40
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:45v median +0:37
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Block 07 11:25Running 7 5:53v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 6:26v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.