The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jose Basterra finished 974th of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:31:51.
Legs and stations told different stories: 45% of the field beaten on the runs, 25% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:08 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 9:51Running 1 4:52v median +0:27
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 4:58v median +0:24
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 5:00v median +0:08
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Block 04 13:37Running 4 5:23v median +0:32
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:09v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 4:47v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:34Running 7 4:34v median −0:20
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 6:04v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.