The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dan Benson finished in the top 10% of the field at London Excel 2025, in 1:07:47 for 290th of 2,779 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:11 quicker than the median and 371st of 2,779. Stronger after halfway: 1:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 9:06, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced London Excel gained about 1:33.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:09Running 1 2:49v median −0:22
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:10v median −0:35
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Block 03 7:18Running 3 3:15v median −0:44
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Block 04 7:38Running 4 3:16v median −0:45
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Block 05 7:37Running 5 3:23v median −0:45
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Block 06 5:15Running 6 3:22v median −0:41
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Block 07 7:18Running 7 3:23v median −0:42
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Block 08 10:56Running 8 4:47v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.