The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at London Excel 2025, Ross Taylor crossed the line in 1:12:10: 581st of 2,779 men, faster than 79% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:10 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:19Running 1 2:34v median −0:37
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Block 02 5:29Running 2 3:09v median −0:36
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 3:49v median −0:10
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Block 04 6:58Running 4 3:41v median −0:20
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 3:48v median −0:20
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Block 06 5:07Running 6 3:27v median −0:36
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 3:39v median −0:26
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Block 08 12:09Running 8 5:16v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:52
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.