The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Christopher Harger finished 916th of 2,771 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:17:27, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 9:31, was faster than 89% 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 7:15Running 1 2:32v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:18Running 2 3:04v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 3:23v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 3:18v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 3:29v median −0:41
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Block 06 4:55Running 6 3:22v median −0:44
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 3:29v median −0:37
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Block 08 13:00Running 8 5:00v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:31
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.