The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Libby Bates crossed the line in 1:30:04: 272nd of 640 women, faster than 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:17 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Madrid ran slow: the 691 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:56 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:33Running 1 5:01v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:15v median −0:03
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Block 03 11:06Running 3 5:36v median +0:03
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Block 04 12:09Running 4 5:48v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:02v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:28v median −0:10
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 5:22v median −0:12
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 6:22v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.