The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Pierre Bichet crossed the line in 1:12:51: 550th of 2,771 men, faster than 80% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 92% of the field across all eight, against 59% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:27 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 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. 3:19 faster than at Utrecht 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:48Running 1 3:01v median −0:14
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Block 02 6:03Running 2 3:47v median −0:01
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:50v median −0:10
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Block 04 7:51Running 4 3:54v median −0:09
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Block 05 8:19Running 5 3:52v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:59v median −0:07
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Block 07 8:02Running 7 4:05v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:52v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:42
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.