The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:29 at Madrid 2025 put Xabier Merino 1,095th of 1,361 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 11% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:51 in the roxzone was slower than 93% of the field.
Madrid ran slow: the 1,531 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:27 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:50v median +2:25
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Block 02 8:31Running 2 4:49v median +0:15
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 6:06v median +1:14
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:39v median +0:48
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:05v median +1:03
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Block 06 8:57Running 6 5:44v median +0:48
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:50v median +0:56
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 7:35v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.