The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Carlos Fernández Diez finished 220th of 568 men in the Open division at Madrid 2023, in 1:20:51, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 50% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:15 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:02 faster at Madrid 2023 than at Madrid 2022, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 3:47v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:17v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:41v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:22Running 4 4:45v median −0:20
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Block 05 9:49Running 5 4:51v median −0:18
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 4:38v median −0:29
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 4:27v median −0:33
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 4:50v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:18
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 553
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 553 men who finished.