The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Valentin Darthout took 3rd of 98 in the 25–29 age group at London Excel 2025, in 58:26.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:07, was faster than 95% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 604 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:30 quicker here than at their other races. Valentin Darthout's fastest of 11 finishes in the Pro division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:48Running 1 2:35v median −0:12
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 3:01v median −0:16
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Block 03 7:15Running 3 3:06v median −0:24
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Block 04 5:27Running 4 3:03v median −0:30
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Block 05 7:09Running 5 3:03v median −0:34
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Block 06 4:28Running 6 3:02v median −0:32
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Block 07 6:11Running 7 3:04v median −0:33
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Block 08 7:30Running 8 4:10v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 462
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 462 men who finished.