The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Erik Woodward finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 58:47 for 14th of 462 men in the Pro division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:52 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:03 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 7:53, was faster than 97% 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. 5:08 faster than at Hamburg 2025, the previous Pro race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:34Running 1 2:27v median −0:20
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 2:46v median −0:31
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Block 03 6:51Running 3 2:52v median −0:38
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Block 04 5:26Running 4 2:57v median −0:36
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Block 05 7:07Running 5 3:02v median −0:35
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Block 06 4:18Running 6 2:56v median −0:38
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Block 07 5:49Running 7 2:58v median −0:39
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 4:15v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:53
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.