The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Bentley finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 1:07:01 for 245th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:44 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 9:17, was faster than 90% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:11Running 1 2:35v median −0:36
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Block 02 5:28Running 2 3:10v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:30Running 3 3:15v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 3:13v median −0:48
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Block 05 7:42Running 5 3:16v median −0:52
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Block 06 4:44Running 6 3:12v median −0:51
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 3:16v median −0:49
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Block 08 10:06Running 8 4:37v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:17
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.