The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Dean Protheroe crossed the line in 1:11:43: 550th of 2,779 men, faster than 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:41 on the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
London Excel gave the field time back: about 1:33 faster than the average race this season, by 3,460 athletes who raced both. 2:57 slower than at Dublin 2025, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:04Running 1 2:31v median −0:40
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 3:07v median −0:38
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Block 03 7:39Running 3 3:28v median −0:31
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Block 04 7:16Running 4 3:29v median −0:32
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:49v median −0:19
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 3:39v median −0:24
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 3:43v median −0:22
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Block 08 10:39Running 8 5:07v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:32
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 2777
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 2,777 men who finished.