The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Andrew Ellis crossed the line in 1:21:28: 508th of 1,312 men, faster than 61% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:05. A harder second half: 4:50 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:27Running 1 3:59v median −0:31
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 3:59v median −0:43
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 4:43v median −0:14
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 4:31v median −0:28
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:49v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:40Running 6 4:33v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 4:35v median −0:25
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Block 08 16:32Running 8 5:35v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.