The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew May finished 394th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:10:16, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:42 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 9:35, was faster than 88% of the field.
The field ran 3:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:18Running 1 2:41v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:08Running 2 3:13v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:26Running 3 3:27v median −0:33
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:25v median −0:38
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:29v median −0:41
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Block 06 5:21Running 6 3:30v median −0:36
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Block 07 7:21Running 7 3:30v median −0:36
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Block 08 12:58Running 8 5:06v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:35
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.