The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthieu Gervereau finished 951st of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:34:29.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 15% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:26. Stronger after halfway: 1:17 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Madrid ran slow: the 1,531 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 slower here than at their other races. 10:35 slower than at Fort Lauderdale 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 4:48v median +0:18
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Block 02 7:40Running 2 4:38v median −0:04
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:36v median −0:21
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Block 04 13:53Running 4 4:57v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:46v median −0:24
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 4:51v median −0:11
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 4:42v median −0:18
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 5:40v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.