The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Luke McBlain finished 409th of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:16:42, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:53 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. 2:38 faster than at Birmingham 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:23v median −0:02
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 4:11v median −0:23
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 4:19v median −0:33
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Block 04 9:46Running 4 4:14v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:10v median −0:52
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:10v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:01Running 7 4:09v median −0:45
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Block 08 10:48Running 8 4:51v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1341
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,341 men who finished.