The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marcus Smith finished 278th of 462 men in the Pro division at London Excel 2025, in 1:18:39.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:48 on the median. The farmers carry cost the most time: 1:26 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel ran fast: the 604 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:30 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 2:33v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 3:11v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 3:49v median +0:19
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Block 04 7:00Running 4 3:41v median +0:08
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:43v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 3:44v median +0:10
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 4:14v median +0:37
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Block 08 12:15Running 8 5:20v median +0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
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.