The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:12:24 at London Excel 2025 put Jay Nicholson 519th of 2,771 men in the Open division, ahead of 81% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:47 on the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:58Running 1 2:26v median −0:49
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 2:59v median −0:49
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 3:11v median −0:49
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 3:20v median −0:43
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 3:19v median −0:51
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 3:20v median −0:46
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Block 07 7:32Running 7 3:23v median −0:43
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 5:01v median −0:54
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.