The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Robert Purnell crossed the line in 1:19:49: 1,102nd of 2,771 men, faster than 60% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 69% of the field across all eight, against 49% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:56 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
London Excel ran fast: the 3,460 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:33 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:07Running 1 3:24v median +0:09
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Block 02 5:52Running 2 3:39v median −0:09
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Block 03 7:59Running 3 3:52v median −0:08
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:05v median +0:02
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Block 05 9:25Running 5 4:18v median +0:08
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Block 06 5:48Running 6 4:03v median −0:03
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Block 07 8:45Running 7 4:11v median +0:05
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 6:14v median +0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:37
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.