The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Rory Cartmel crossed the line in 1:19:46: 1,095th of 2,771 men, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:20 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:02 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 8:16Running 1 3:18v median +0:03
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 3:35v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:54Running 3 3:42v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 3:34v median −0:29
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Block 05 8:31Running 5 3:40v median −0:30
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 3:44v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 3:23v median −0:43
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Block 08 11:33Running 8 5:26v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:40
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.