The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lucy McGardle finished 189th of 697 women in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:25:56, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:51 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:56.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:23v median −0:43
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 4:28v median −0:52
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Block 03 10:48Running 3 4:45v median −0:47
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:02v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 4:53v median −0:50
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:51v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:47v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:51v median −0:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 688
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 688 women who finished.