The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Sam Pantling at London Excel 2025: 1:04:30, 116th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:06 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:16 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 8:45, ahead of 96% of the field.
Athletes who raced both London Excel 2025 and Cardiff 2025 were 4:02 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 7:00Running 1 2:24v median −0:51
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Block 02 5:31Running 2 3:01v median −0:47
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Block 03 7:22Running 3 3:12v median −0:48
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Block 04 6:41Running 4 3:07v median −0:56
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Block 05 7:45Running 5 3:16v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:01Running 6 3:14v median −0:52
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Block 07 6:11Running 7 3:04v median −1:02
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Block 08 10:24Running 8 4:36v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2761
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,761 men who finished.