The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Shaun Galea at Madrid 2024: 1:05:58, 44th of 1,066 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 125th of 1,066. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:01, ahead of 98% of the field.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 2:13 more than the average race this season, going by 596 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:30Running 1 4:36v median −0:48
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Block 02 6:35Running 2 3:46v median −0:48
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Block 03 7:55Running 3 3:44v median −1:12
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:43v median −1:15
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:43v median −1:23
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Block 06 5:23Running 6 3:47v median −1:15
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 3:47v median −1:14
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Block 08 9:03Running 8 3:56v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1044
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,044 men who finished.