The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andrew Bourne finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 59:35 for 32nd of 2,779 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 8:28, ahead of 98% of the field.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races. An improvement of 0:26 on Dublin 2025.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:51Running 1 2:31v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:04Running 2 2:54v median −0:51
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Block 03 6:29Running 3 3:00v median −0:59
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Block 04 5:53Running 4 2:56v median −1:05
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Block 05 7:33Running 5 3:08v median −1:00
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Block 06 4:27Running 6 2:56v median −1:07
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Block 07 6:55Running 7 3:01v median −1:04
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Block 08 8:02Running 8 4:22v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2777
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,777 men who finished.