The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Simon Crowden crossed the line in 1:19:59: 1,113th 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, 1:14 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:11 worse 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 8:00Running 1 2:59v median −0:16
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Block 02 6:01Running 2 3:38v median −0:10
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Block 03 8:04Running 3 4:04v median +0:04
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Block 04 8:26Running 4 4:07v median +0:04
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Block 05 8:57Running 5 4:21v median +0:11
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:05v median −0:01
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 4:12v median +0:06
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Block 08 14:05Running 8 6:15v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.