The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Matthew Jones crossed the line in 1:21:55: 602nd of 1,361 men, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 31% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 5:30. A harder second half: 5:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 1:27.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 4:03v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:12v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:28v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 4:21v median −0:30
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:46v median −0:16
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:31v median −0:25
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Block 07 15:05Running 7 4:39v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 5:19v median −0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:12
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.