The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Richard Roberts finished 498th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:21:14, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:30 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:50 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:27. That was 3:26 off the time at Malaga 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:59Running 1 3:45v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:06v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:27v median −0:30
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 4:30v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:16Running 5 4:41v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 4:28v median −0:34
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:46v median −0:14
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 5:36v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.