The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Nathan Smith crossed the line in 1:21:52: 600th of 1,361 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 65% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:57 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:38Running 1 6:37v median +2:12
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:30v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:55v median +0:03
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Block 04 10:49Running 4 5:00v median +0:09
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 5:05v median +0:03
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:51v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:20Running 7 4:42v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:38Running 8 5:47v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.