The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elena Arias finished 229th of 640 women in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:28:15, faster than 64% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:24 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 9:52Running 1 4:31v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 4:43v median −0:35
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Block 03 9:59Running 3 5:05v median −0:28
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 5:12v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:22Running 5 5:14v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:28v median −0:10
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Block 07 11:12Running 7 4:55v median −0:39
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Block 08 12:28Running 8 5:45v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.