The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Sam Hammond crossed the line in 1:14:57: 725th of 2,771 men, faster than 74% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 56% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:54 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both London Excel 2025 and London 2025 were 1:42 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 2:57v median −0:18
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:13v median −0:35
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Block 03 8:09Running 3 3:22v median −0:38
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 3:26v median −0:37
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Block 05 8:20Running 5 3:27v median −0:43
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 3:34v median −0:32
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Block 07 7:45Running 7 3:26v median −0:40
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 4:47v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:56
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.