The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Oliver Cross finished 1,272nd of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:49:31.
Legs and stations told different stories: 31% of the field beaten on the runs, 3% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:53 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:48 worse 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 9:46Running 1 4:39v median +0:14
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Block 02 9:13Running 2 4:58v median +0:24
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Block 03 13:09Running 3 5:26v median +0:34
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 5:27v median +0:36
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 5:26v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 5:22v median +0:26
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 5:10v median +0:16
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Block 08 20:08Running 8 6:41v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.