The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christopher Shields finished 323rd of 1,066 men in the Open division at Madrid 2024, in 1:19:47, faster than 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Madrid ran slow: the 596 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:11Running 1 5:43v median +0:19
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 4:44v median +0:10
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:11v median +0:15
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 5:09v median +0:11
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Block 05 10:20Running 5 5:38v median +0:32
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:39v median +0:37
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:21v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 5:07v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.