The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Madrid 2024, Javier Martin Merino crossed the line in 1:24:03: 453rd of 1,066 men, faster than 58% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:04. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Madrid. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:44Running 1 5:07v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 4:09v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:28Running 3 4:28v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:29v median −0:29
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Block 05 9:38Running 5 4:41v median −0:25
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:30v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:15Running 7 4:35v median −0:26
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Block 08 13:31Running 8 5:09v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.