The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Melvin Hamilton crossed the line in 1:19:11: 1,046th of 2,771 men, faster than 62% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:55Running 1 3:17v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 3:56v median +0:08
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 4:06v median +0:06
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Block 04 9:27Running 4 4:01v median −0:02
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:12v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:04Running 6 4:08v median +0:02
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:12v median +0:06
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Block 08 12:03Running 8 6:01v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:28
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.