The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Piers Plowman at Madrid 2025: 1:03:42, 28th of 1,312 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:55 quicker than the median and 24th of 1,312. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:28 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:23, ahead of 98% of the field.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 1:27 more than the average race this season, going by 1,531 athletes who raced both. 11:11 faster than at London 2022, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:52v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:48v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 3:54v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 3:51v median −1:08
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Block 05 8:07Running 5 3:54v median −1:16
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Block 06 5:30Running 6 3:56v median −1:06
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 3:57v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 4:33v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:23
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.