The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Pearson finished 1,357th of 1,361 men in the Open division at Madrid 2025, in 2:19:31.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 8:57. The race faded late: the second half went 6:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 12:43 in the roxzone was slower than 96% 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. 18:13 slower than at Manchester 2023, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:12Running 1 6:42v median +2:17
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Block 02 11:18Running 2 6:52v median +2:18
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Block 03 13:48Running 3 6:50v median +1:58
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Block 04 21:21Running 4 7:07v median +2:16
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Block 05 13:31Running 5 7:28v median +2:26
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Block 06 11:48Running 6 7:46v median +2:50
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Block 07 19:44Running 7 7:48v median +2:54
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Block 08 23:14Running 8 9:35v median +3:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.