The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michiel De Groot finished 299th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:15:49, faster than 77% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:59 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 1:27 more than the average race this season, going by 1,531 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Michiel De Groot.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:22Running 1 4:57v median +0:27
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 4:51v median +0:09
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 5:03v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:11v median +0:12
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:58v median −0:12
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:00Running 7 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 08 11:13Running 8 5:33v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.