The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Isaac Backhouse crossed the line in 1:08:48: 340th of 2,779 men, faster than 88% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 96% of the field beaten on the stations, against 71% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:15 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:47 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both London Excel 2025 and Birmingham 2025 were 3:02 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 7:27Running 1 3:01v median −0:10
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Block 02 5:11Running 2 3:26v median −0:19
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Block 03 7:34Running 3 3:48v median −0:11
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Block 04 7:06Running 4 3:54v median −0:07
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Block 05 8:32Running 5 3:50v median −0:18
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Block 06 5:28Running 6 3:36v median −0:27
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Block 07 6:58Running 7 3:41v median −0:24
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Block 08 10:16Running 8 5:07v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:25
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.