The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Birchall finished 425th of 467 men in the Pro division at London Excel 2025, in 1:37:35.
The wall balls cost the most time: 3:43 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:01, behind 90% of the field.
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 7:58Running 1 3:08v median +0:21
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 3:53v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 4:12v median +0:41
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 4:13v median +0:39
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Block 05 9:48Running 5 4:15v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:53Running 6 4:11v median +0:36
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 4:27v median +0:48
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Block 08 17:21Running 8 7:00v median +1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:01
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.