The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Billy Thompson finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 1:05:38 for 186th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:58 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:03 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 8:37, was faster than 97% of the field.
The field ran 3:02 faster at London Excel 2025 than at Birmingham 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:12Running 1 2:37v median −0:34
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Block 02 5:46Running 2 3:05v median −0:40
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 3:10v median −0:49
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Block 04 6:40Running 4 3:11v median −0:50
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Block 05 7:41Running 5 3:12v median −0:56
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:13v median −0:50
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Block 07 6:45Running 7 3:09v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 4:27v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.