The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Tom Layton crossed the line in 1:19:56: 1,110th of 2,771 men, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:36 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:58Running 1 3:24v median +0:09
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 3:56v median +0:08
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:23v median +0:23
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Block 04 8:10Running 4 4:13v median +0:10
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:04v median −0:06
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:09v median +0:03
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 4:08v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 5:44v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:27
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.