The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Neil O’Sullivan crossed the line in 1:21:14: 580th of 1,361 men, faster than 57% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 1:16 ahead of the median.
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 8:59Running 1 4:20v median −0:05
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:44v median +0:10
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:17v median +0:25
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:35v median +0:33
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:12v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:17v median +0:23
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 6:08v median +0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.