The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Matt Botham crossed the line in 1:17:50: 939th of 2,771 men, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both London Excel 2025 and Cardiff 2025 were 4:02 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 7:29Running 1 2:55v median −0:20
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 3:31v median −0:17
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 3:36v median −0:24
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 3:40v median −0:23
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Block 05 8:26Running 5 3:36v median −0:34
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:39v median −0:27
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 3:41v median −0:25
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Block 08 10:33Running 8 5:05v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.