The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Halsall finished 500th of 2,779 men in the Open division at London Excel 2025, in 1:11:04, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 58% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:11 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 9:07, ahead of 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 7:19Running 1 2:32v median −0:39
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 2:54v median −0:51
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:04v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 3:06v median −0:55
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Block 05 7:50Running 5 3:11v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:01Running 6 3:09v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 3:13v median −0:52
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Block 08 11:05Running 8 4:50v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.