The race, in three figures
The race, in words
João Afonso took 2nd of 160 in the 40–44 age group at Madrid 2025, in 1:03:15.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:22 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:40, ahead of 95% 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. That was 0:23 off the time at Bilbao 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:35v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 3:39v median −0:55
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Block 03 7:33Running 3 3:48v median −1:04
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Block 04 7:27Running 4 3:49v median −1:02
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:56v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:58v median −0:58
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Block 07 7:17Running 7 3:51v median −1:03
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Block 08 8:09Running 8 4:20v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:40
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1341
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,341 men who finished.