The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Fitzgerald finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 1:06:00 for 172nd of 2,771 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:38Running 1 2:57v median −0:18
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Block 02 5:24Running 2 3:10v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 3:18v median −0:42
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Block 04 6:49Running 4 3:12v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 3:32v median −0:38
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Block 06 4:41Running 6 3:12v median −0:54
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Block 07 5:59Running 7 3:17v median −0:49
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Block 08 9:48Running 8 4:44v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.