The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Austyn Hardy crossed the line in 1:11:45: 476th of 2,771 men, faster than 83% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:37 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:22Running 1 2:41v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:23Running 2 3:11v median −0:37
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Block 03 7:27Running 3 3:30v median −0:30
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 3:29v median −0:34
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Block 05 8:22Running 5 3:34v median −0:36
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Block 06 5:09Running 6 3:33v median −0:33
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 3:34v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 5:00v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.