The race, in three figures
The race, in words
DAVID MENDONCA finished 1,098th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:42:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 6:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. 3:58 slower than at Valencia 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 4:45v median +0:15
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:18v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 5:53v median +0:56
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:55v median +0:56
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:05v median +0:55
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Block 06 11:15Running 6 6:06v median +1:04
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Block 07 15:33Running 7 5:56v median +0:56
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 7:00v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.