The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Juan Javier Gaitan finished 593rd of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:21:37, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:16 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:54Running 1 4:15v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:33v median −0:01
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Block 03 8:58Running 3 4:32v median −0:20
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 4:37v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:10Running 5 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 4:33v median −0:23
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 4:26v median −0:28
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Block 08 12:13Running 8 5:21v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:07
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.