The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicholas Davis finished 392nd of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:09:26, faster than 86% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:12, ahead of 91% of the field.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:34v median −0:37
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:02v median −0:43
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 3:13v median −0:46
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Block 04 7:20Running 4 3:07v median −0:54
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Block 05 7:52Running 5 3:15v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:08Running 6 3:10v median −0:53
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Block 07 7:37Running 7 3:12v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:54Running 8 4:30v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:12
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.