The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Helena Vejdělková crossed the line in 1:26:47: 206th of 697 women, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 82% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:57 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 1:56 more than the average race this season, going by 691 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 4:32v median −0:34
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:47v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:01v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 4:54v median −0:41
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Block 05 10:30Running 5 5:07v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:03v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 5:02v median −0:34
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 5:44v median −0:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.