The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bastian Balk finished 873rd of 966 men in the Open division at Malaga 2025, in 1:40:46.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 1:59 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. 9:34 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Malaga gave the field time back: about 1:12 faster than the average race this season, by 969 athletes who raced both. 12:25 slower than at Hamburg 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 5:03v median +0:50
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Block 02 10:37Running 2 5:36v median +0:57
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Block 03 13:40Running 3 7:23v median +2:22
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 5:53v median +0:54
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:44v median +1:36
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 6:31v median +1:31
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:05v median +1:04
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 7:01v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.