The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:20 at Madrid 2025 put Mary Watkins 290th of 640 women in the Open division, ahead of 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:50. A harder second half: 1:27 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 9:53Running 1 4:44v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 4:44v median −0:34
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 04 14:13Running 4 4:48v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 4:51v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 4:47v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 4:52v median −0:42
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 6:18v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.