The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Laura Lucía Meza Álvarez at Madrid 2025: 1:17:52, 56th of 640 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 70% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:43 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:18Running 1 4:01v median −1:00
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 4:18v median −1:00
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Block 03 10:18Running 3 4:30v median −1:03
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 4:26v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 4:24v median −1:20
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:24v median −1:14
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:19v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:53Running 8 5:07v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 629
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 629 women who finished.