The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ray Cahill finished 418th of 568 men in the Open division at Madrid 2023, in 1:34:08.
Legs and stations told different stories: 44% of the field beaten on the runs, 14% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:30 faster at Madrid 2023 than at Malaga 2023, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:46Running 1 4:31v median +0:32
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:06v median +0:24
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:10v median +0:05
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 5:10v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:13v median +0:04
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:10v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 5:10v median +0:10
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Block 08 15:31Running 8 5:44v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.