The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carel-Bart Viljoen finished 717th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:26:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 27% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:26 quicker than the median and 281st of 1,312. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:40Running 1 4:51v median +0:21
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:15v median +0:33
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Block 03 9:54Running 3 5:43v median +0:46
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Block 04 10:41Running 4 5:50v median +0:51
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Block 05 10:41Running 5 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 5:53v median +0:51
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 5:14v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 6:05v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.