The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:05 at London Excel 2025 put Simon Smith 456th of 467 men in the Pro division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:50. A harder second half: 3:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:11 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:30 faster than the average race this season, by 604 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:53Running 1 3:48v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:44Running 2 4:37v median +1:18
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Block 03 15:31Running 3 5:08v median +1:37
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Block 04 14:42Running 4 5:20v median +1:46
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 5:33v median +1:56
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 5:34v median +1:59
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:38v median +1:59
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Block 08 23:36Running 8 8:08v median +2:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:11
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.