The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gotzon Poza Olabide finished 905th of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:29:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 54% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 1:17 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Madrid ran slow: the 1,531 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 slower here than at their other races. 7:14 slower than at Bilbao 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 4:33v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:24Running 2 4:24v median −0:10
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:36v median −0:16
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:42v median −0:09
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 4:53v median −0:03
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:04v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:56Running 8 6:14v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.