The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Layson finished 465th of 467 men in the Pro division at London Excel 2025, in 2:23:02.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 15:38 slower than the median. A harder second half: 13:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 18:11 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 9:49Running 1 4:26v median +1:39
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Block 02 12:22Running 2 5:21v median +2:02
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Block 03 16:00Running 3 5:58v median +2:27
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Block 04 14:35Running 4 6:03v median +2:29
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:09v median +2:32
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Block 06 11:00Running 6 6:26v median +2:51
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Block 07 26:45Running 7 6:19v median +2:40
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Block 08 22:56Running 8 10:29v median +5:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:11
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.