The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Matthews finished 1,245th of 1,312 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:58:44.
The wall balls cost the most time: 6:27 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 11:48 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
The field ran 1:49 faster at Madrid 2025 than at Cardiff 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 5:38v median +1:08
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 5:44v median +1:02
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Block 03 11:48Running 3 5:54v median +0:57
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Block 04 16:52Running 4 5:49v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 5:59v median +0:49
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:43v median +0:41
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Block 07 15:48Running 7 6:21v median +1:21
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Block 08 21:24Running 8 8:05v median +2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:48
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.