The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Hornby finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 1:07:14 for 219th of 2,771 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:04 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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. 5:35 faster than at Auckland 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:17Running 1 2:48v median −0:27
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:11v median −0:37
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Block 03 6:49Running 3 3:22v median −0:38
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Block 04 6:48Running 4 3:19v median −0:44
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Block 05 7:35Running 5 3:17v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:26v median −0:40
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Block 07 7:13Running 7 3:27v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 4:50v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:53
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.