The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Graham Williamson finished 873rd of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:31:31.
A station race more than a running one: 63% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:41 quicker than the median and 298th of 1,312. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:59 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 8:53Running 1 4:29v median −0:01
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Block 02 16:23Running 2 13:42v median +9:00
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 4:57v median +0:00
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 5:04v median +0:05
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 5:09v median −0:01
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:35v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:21v median +0:21
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Block 08 12:25Running 8 6:04v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:20
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.