The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacob Smith finished 633rd of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:13:55, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 63% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Malaga 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:57Running 1 3:09v median −0:06
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 3:23v median −0:25
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 3:28v median −0:32
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Block 04 7:59Running 4 3:23v median −0:40
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Block 05 8:09Running 5 3:28v median −0:42
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Block 06 5:29Running 6 3:27v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 3:22v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 4:48v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:50
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.