The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2025, Michel Struthoff crossed the line in 1:23:23: 654th of 1,361 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:35 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:38 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 9:20Running 1 4:30v median +0:05
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 4:20v median −0:14
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 4:42v median −0:10
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Block 04 9:42Running 4 4:34v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:15v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 4:08v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:02v median −0:52
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:23v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.