The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:28 at London Excel 2025 put Neil Samson 427th of 467 men in the Pro division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:15 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 7:45Running 1 3:03v median +0:16
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 3:59v median +0:40
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 4:06v median +0:35
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 4:24v median +0:50
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Block 05 9:24Running 5 4:40v median +1:03
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 4:34v median +0:59
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 4:51v median +1:12
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Block 08 17:27Running 8 7:53v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:15
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.