The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lars Rademaker took 2nd of 284 in the 30–34 age group at Madrid 2025, in 59:27.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:01 quicker than the median and 18th of 1,312. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:00, was faster than 99% of the field.
Madrid ran slow: the 1,531 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 slower here than at their other races. 1:12 slower than at Valencia 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:32Running 1 3:22v median −1:08
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 3:25v median −1:17
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Block 03 7:09Running 3 3:39v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:07Running 4 3:37v median −1:22
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Block 05 7:46Running 5 3:37v median −1:33
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Block 06 5:24Running 6 3:37v median −1:25
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Block 07 6:39Running 7 3:35v median −1:25
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Block 08 8:00Running 8 4:09v median −1:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1288
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,288 men who finished.