The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Briggs finished 156th of 196 men in the Pro division at Madrid 2025, in 1:27:22.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:53. 6:31 faster than at Dublin 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:34Running 1 3:53v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:10v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 4:35v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:27Running 4 4:27v median +0:08
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Block 05 9:41Running 5 4:41v median +0:15
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 4:30v median +0:08
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 4:27v median +0:04
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Block 08 16:12Running 8 5:43v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 195
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 195 men who finished.