The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Kai Henderson crossed the line in 1:21:53: 528th of 1,312 men, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:55 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Madrid ran slow: the 1,531 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:23Running 1 4:30v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:16Running 2 4:19v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:37v median −0:20
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 4:37v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:42v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 4:36v median −0:24
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:17v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:13
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.