The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Shaun Sookoo finished 650th of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:23:13, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:16 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:00 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:55Running 1 4:18v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:16v median −0:18
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:34v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:54Running 4 4:29v median −0:22
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 06 7:13Running 6 4:37v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 4:42v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 5:47v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:31
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.