The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Pooley finished 77th of 462 men in the Pro division at London Excel 2025, in 1:05:13, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:20 on the median. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both London Excel 2025 and London 2024 were 2:34 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:34Running 1 2:28v median −0:19
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Block 02 5:06Running 2 2:51v median −0:26
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 3:13v median −0:17
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Block 04 7:05Running 4 3:11v median −0:22
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Block 05 7:30Running 5 3:16v median −0:21
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Block 06 4:46Running 6 3:13v median −0:21
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Block 07 6:41Running 7 3:18v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 4:34v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.