The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gemma Paton finished 410th of 444 women in the Open division at Madrid 2024, in 2:01:25.
The stations carried this race: faster than 33% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:21 slower than the median. A harder second half: 6:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Madrid cost the whole field time: about 3:38 more than the average race this season, going by 218 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:57Running 1 7:02v median +0:55
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 7:21v median +2:09
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Block 03 13:53Running 3 7:41v median +2:13
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Block 04 15:55Running 4 7:58v median +2:26
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Block 05 14:07Running 5 8:12v median +2:33
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Block 06 11:15Running 6 8:16v median +2:43
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Block 07 16:15Running 7 8:36v median +3:03
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Block 08 16:31Running 8 10:08v median +4:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 435
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 435 women who finished.