The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Malaga 2025, Mark Kavanagh crossed the line in 1:16:05: 342nd of 966 men, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 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 1:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:42v median −0:31
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 4:06v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:49Running 3 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:34Running 4 4:29v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:30v median −0:38
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 4:30v median −0:30
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 4:37v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 4:47v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 947
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 947 men who finished.