The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Pro division at London Excel 2025, Rory Mcgrath crossed the line in 1:14:33: 221st of 467 men, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 63% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:01. The race faded late: the second half went 1:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:30.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 2:40v median −0:07
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 3:09v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 3:25v median −0:06
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:21v median −0:13
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Block 05 7:51Running 5 3:28v median −0:09
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Block 06 5:57Running 6 3:24v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 3:28v median −0:11
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 5:11v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 466
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 466 men who finished.