The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xavier McGrath finished 399th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:18:47, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 47% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:53 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 1:27 more than the average race this season, going by 1,531 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:28Running 1 3:57v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:13v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:21v median −0:36
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:18v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:14Running 5 4:32v median −0:38
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Block 06 8:37Running 6 4:25v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 08 13:06Running 8 5:22v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.