The race, in three figures
The race, in words
benjamin mestre finished 144th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:10:20, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:46, was faster than 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:08Running 1 3:27v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:45Running 2 3:31v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 3:49v median −1:08
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Block 04 7:47Running 4 3:40v median −1:19
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:40v median −1:30
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 3:47v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 3:43v median −1:17
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 4:23v median −1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:46
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.