The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tom Jelley finished 397th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:10:21, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 8:54, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:02Running 1 2:33v median −0:42
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Block 02 5:51Running 2 2:52v median −0:56
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Block 03 7:31Running 3 3:00v median −1:00
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Block 04 7:23Running 4 3:06v median −0:57
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:11v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 3:12v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 3:25v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:16Running 8 4:32v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:54
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.